SCHOOL PROFILE

St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking

Secondary Academy converter URN 143369
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,470 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
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 Roman Catholic
Local authority Surrey
Trust XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,512 1,512 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 749 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 763 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.9%
17.9 pts below England
School 6.9%
Woking 16.2%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.5%
6.2 pts above England
School 26.5%
Woking 26.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.5%
2.5 pts above England
School 3.5%
Woking 4.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.2%
759
Any other White background
17.3%
262
Indian
4.7%
71
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
65
African
4.2%
64
White and Asian
3.9%
59
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 12.6% 190 of 1,512 pupils
8.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.6%
Woking 20.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.1% 122 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts below
EHC plans 4.5% 68 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 62
Autistic spectrum disorder 52
Specific learning difficulty 32
Speech, language & communication 13
Moderate learning difficulty 8
No specialist assessment yet 6

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

58.1 18.9 pts above England
School 58.1
Woking 37.1
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 65.8% England 36.0% 29.8 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 87.5% England 51.4% 36.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 82.5% England 30.6% 51.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 5.39 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.73 · 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

5.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.88 pts lower than England
School 5.34%
Woking 5.53%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.98 pts lower than England
School 10.84%
Woking 12.94%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.33 pts lower than England
School 1.48%
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

102.9% 10.5 pts above England
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
102.9%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information