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Woking High School

Academy converter · Woking · GU21 4TJ

Ages 11–16 · 1,205 pupils · Surrey

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Attainment 8

54.5

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.31
−20+2
Attainment 854.5
English & maths grade 5+59%
English & maths grade 4+79%
EBacc entry36%

EBacc APS: 4.9

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.2%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
1,232

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

268

Places offered

248

1st-preference offers

230

Total preferences (any rank)
748
Preferred offers (top 3)
248
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill115%

1,205 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
1,205
Boys / girls
642 / 563
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
1,205 / 1,050 (115%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
224
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WOKING HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
WOKING HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Maiken Walter

Location

Address
Morton Road, Horsell
Postcode
GU21 4TJ
Town
Woking
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Woking
Constituency
Woking
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
VI - Visual Impairment
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
11 on roll / 13 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Woking, Surrey, 1,205 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.6%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment.

Open schools in Woking
42
Secondary schools in Woking
6
Academies among open schools in Woking
71% (30)
Open schools in GU21
18
Secondary in GU21
3
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Secondary in Surrey LA
56

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Maiken Walter
Telephone
01483888447
Website
http://www.wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk

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