St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Woking · GU22 9AL · Surrey
Ages 11–18
- Att860.6
- P80.7
- EM5+78%
- Absence6.0%
1.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 142009
Hoe Valley School
Free schools · Woking · GU22 0NH
Ages 11–18 · 892 pupils · Surrey
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
49.3
Overall absence
9.7%
Admissions demand
0.94 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-05-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.21
−20+2
Attainment 849.3
English & maths grade 5+56%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry45%
EBacc APS: 4.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.8%
Unauthorised3.8%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 801
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.94 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
136
Places offered
150
1st-preference offers
119
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 624
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 150
- Applications from outside LA
- 2
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill90%
892 pupils · 990 places
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- Boys / girls
- 444 / 448
- School capacity
- 990
- Capacity fill
- 892 / 990 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- FSM pupils
- 195
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: HOE VALLEY SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- HOE VALLEY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Owoh
Location
- Address
- Egley Road
- Postcode
- GU22 0NH
- Town
- Woking
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Surrey
- District
- Woking
- Constituency
- Woking
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Woking, Surrey, 892 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 24.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Secondary
Woking · GU21 8TL · Surrey
Ages 11–16
- Att847.5
- P8-0.0
- EM5+49%
- Absence8.0%
1.6 miles away
Woking High School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Woking · GU21 4TJ · Surrey
Ages 11–16
- Att854.5
- P80.3
- EM5+59%
- Absence8.4%
2.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Owoh
- Telephone
- 01483662627