Knowl Hill School
School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of School
- Dr Kas Govender
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 125436
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483797032
About this school
Knowl Hill School is an independent special school in Woking. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 84 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Knowl Hill School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Knowl Hill School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1986, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.9 | 15.2 | 13.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 7% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 20% | 22.2% | 8.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Knowl Hill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15.2 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 13.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 84
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Portesbery School2.2 miles
Special schools · Deepcut
-
Freemantles School3.1 miles
Special schools · Woking
-
North West Surrey Short Stay School3.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Woking
-
Carwarden House Community School3.6 miles
Academies · Camberley
-
Rydes Hill Preparatory School3.7 miles
Independent schools · Guildford
Other schools in Woking
- Compass Community School Hampshire Special schools
- Freemantles School Special schools
- Lift Wishmore Academies
- North West Surrey Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- The Park School Academies
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Knowl Hill School teach?
- Knowl Hill School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Woking.
- Who is the head of school of Knowl Hill School?
- The head of school of Knowl Hill School is Dr Kas Govender, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Knowl Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Knowl Hill School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Knowl Hill School?
- Knowl Hill School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Knowl Hill School full?
- Knowl Hill School has capacity for 130 pupils and 84 on roll (65%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Knowl Hill School a faith school?
- No. Knowl Hill School has no designated religious character.
- How have Knowl Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.9 in 2022/23 and 13.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Knowl Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knowl Hill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.