OFSTED
15 November 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,439
1,439 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
705
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
734
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
below England
School
19.0%
Woking
16.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.5 pts
below England
School
19.8%
Woking
26.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.3 pts
above England
School
7.3%
Woking
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.8%
976
Any other White background
6.8%
98
Pakistani
5.1%
74
African
3.2%
46
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
37
Unclassified
2.1%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.1%
275 of
1,439 pupils
1.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.7
9.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.01 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.66 pts
higher than
England
School
7.88%
Woking
5.53%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.63 pts
higher than
England
School
20.45%
Woking
12.94%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
3.71%
Woking
1.45%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.9%
3.6 pts
above England
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
95.9%
Woking
99.4%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.