SCHOOL PROFILE

Woking High School

Secondary Academy converter URN 139993
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,050 Published school capacity
Capacity used 114.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust WOKING HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,205 1,205 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 563 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 642 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.7%
6.1 pts below England
School 18.7%
Woking 16.2%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.5%
1.8 pts below England
School 18.5%
Woking 26.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.8%
6.8 pts above England
School 7.8%
Woking 4.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.0%
602
Any other White background
11.9%
143
Pakistani
10.9%
131
Any other Asian background
4.7%
57
Indian
3.8%
46
White and Asian
3.0%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.2% 195 of 1,205 pupils
4.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.2%
Woking 20.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 137 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.8% 58 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 43
Specific learning difficulty 39
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Other difficulty or disability 22
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Speech, language & communication 18

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

54.3 15.1 pts above England
School 54.3
Woking 37.1
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 60.9% England 36.0% 24.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 77.7% England 51.4% 26.3 pts above England
EBacc entry 36.5% England 30.6% 5.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.84 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.31 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.77 pts higher than England
School 6.99%
Woking 5.53%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts lower than England
School 15.45%
Woking 12.94%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.37 pts higher than England
School 3.17%
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

114.8% 22.4 pts above England
Woking High School
114.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information