OFSTED
3 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,422
1,421 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
638
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
784
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.2 pts
below England
School
5.6%
Elmbridge
10.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.2 pts
below England
School
7.1%
Elmbridge
9.6%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Elmbridge
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.4%
1,044
Any other White background
7.2%
102
White and Asian
5.1%
72
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
48
Indian
2.0%
29
Any other Asian background
1.7%
24
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
15.0%
213 of
1,422 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 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
64.5
25.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.68 · 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
6.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.05 pts
lower than
England
School
6.17%
Elmbridge
5.68%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.12%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.69 pts
lower than
England
School
14.12%
Elmbridge
11.99%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
2.75%
Elmbridge
2.04%
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
127.8%
35.4 pts
above England
Hinchley Wood School
127.8%
Elmbridge
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.