North West Surrey Short Stay School
45 Kingsway, Woking, GU21 6NT
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Miranda Younger
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 19
- URN
- 135894
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483728474
About this school
North West Surrey Short Stay School is a special school in Woking. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 19 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected North West Surrey Short Stay School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How North West Surrey Short Stay 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 19 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.16%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Halstead St Andrews School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Woking
-
Compass Community School Hampshire0.9 miles
Special schools · Woking
-
The Park School0.9 miles
Academies · Woking
-
Freemantles School1.4 miles
Special schools · Woking
-
Hoe Bridge School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Surrey
Other schools in Woking
- Compass Community School Hampshire Special schools
- Freemantles School Special schools
- Knowl Hill School Special schools
- Lift Wishmore Academies
- 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 ages does North West Surrey Short Stay School teach?
- North West Surrey Short Stay School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of North West Surrey Short Stay School?
- The headteacher of North West Surrey Short Stay School is Mrs Miranda Younger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has North West Surrey Short Stay School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North West Surrey Short Stay School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at North West Surrey Short Stay School?
- North West Surrey Short Stay School has 19 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is North West Surrey Short Stay School full?
- North West Surrey Short Stay School has capacity for 40 pupils and 19 on roll (48%), 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 North West Surrey Short Stay School a faith school?
- No. North West Surrey Short Stay School has no designated religious character.
- Does North West Surrey Short Stay School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for North West Surrey Short Stay School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.