OFSTED
13 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
7 May 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
HOE VALLEY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
892
892 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
448
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
444
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.6 pts
below England
School
23.2%
Woking
16.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
above England
School
23.3%
Woking
26.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.4 pts
above England
School
3.4%
Woking
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.3%
449
Any other Asian background
11.2%
100
Any other White background
9.8%
87
Pakistani
9.5%
85
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
37
African
3.6%
32
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
19.5%
174 of
892 pupils
1.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 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
46.9
7.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.21 · 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
8.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.15 pts
higher than
England
School
8.36%
Woking
5.53%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.15 pts
higher than
England
School
22.96%
Woking
12.94%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
higher than
England
School
2.38%
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
90.1%
2.2 pts
below England
Hoe Valley School
90.1%
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.