Woolmer Hill School
Woolmer Hill Road, Haslemere, GU27 1QB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Clare Talbot
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- URN
- 137314
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01428654055
About this school
Woolmer Hill School is a secondary academy in Haslemere. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 892 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woolmer Hill 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 164 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | 56.6 | 56.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.46 +0.22 to +0.70 | +0.88 +0.66 to +1.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 65.2% | 68.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 83.5% | 83% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 34.1% | 26.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Woolmer 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 | 52.6 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.6 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 858 |
| 2023/24 | 888 |
| 2024/25 | 887 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woolmer Hill School compares
Woolmer Hill School ranked 14th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.9 | 6.1% | 12% | 892 | — |
| Bohunt School | 56.3 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 2,012 | 2.7 miles |
| Oakmoor School | 38.7 | 8.5% | 27.3% | 912 | 4.6 miles |
| Rodborough | 53.4 | 8.9% | 13.8% | 882 | 6.5 miles |
| Midhurst Rother College | 48.8 | 8.1% | 16.3% | 1,144 | 7.2 miles |
| Weydon School | 63.5 | 6.8% | 7.7% | 1,666 | 8.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.95%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.07%
- Persistent absence
- 14.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bohunt School2.7 miles
Secondary · Liphook
-
Oakmoor School4.6 miles
Secondary · Bordon
-
Rodborough6.5 miles
Secondary · Godalming
-
Midhurst Rother College7.2 miles
Secondary · Midhurst
-
Weydon School8.1 miles
Secondary · Farnham
Other schools in Haslemere
- Camelsdale Primary School Primary
- Fernhurst Primary School Primary
- Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Shottermill Infant School Primary
- Shottermill Junior School Primary
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Ives School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Woolmer Hill School teach?
- Woolmer Hill School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Haslemere.
- Who is the headteacher of Woolmer Hill School?
- The headteacher of Woolmer Hill School is Miss Clare Talbot, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woolmer Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolmer Hill 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 Woolmer Hill School?
- Woolmer Hill School has 892 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Woolmer Hill School full?
- Woolmer Hill School has capacity for 810 pupils and 892 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Woolmer Hill School a faith school?
- No. Woolmer Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woolmer Hill School a selective school?
- No. Woolmer Hill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Woolmer Hill School part of an academy trust?
- Woolmer Hill School is part of WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woolmer Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.6 in 2022/23 and 56.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woolmer Hill School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Woolmer Hill School ranked 14th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woolmer Hill School's absence rate?
- Woolmer Hill School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woolmer Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woolmer 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 1 July 2026.