Hinchley Wood School
Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood, Esher, KT10 0AQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Maria Cachia Miss Lucy Macdonald
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Hinchley Wood School
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,113
- Pupils on roll
- 1,422
- URN
- 137855
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083987161
About this school
Hinchley Wood School is a secondary academy in Esher. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hinchley Wood 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 220 | 216 | 218 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.3 | 60.5 | 64.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.87 +0.68 to +1.06 | +0.68 +0.49 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 75% | 81.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 88.4% | 89% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
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 Hinchley Wood 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 | 59.3 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.5 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.5 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,381 |
| 2023/24 | 1,354 |
| 2024/25 | 1,381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hinchley Wood School compares
Hinchley Wood School ranked 2nd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64.5 | 6.2% | 6.8% | 1,422 | — |
| Southborough High School | 48.3 | 6.3% | 22% | 935 | 1.3 miles |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | 57.5 | 7.7% | 16.4% | 1,529 | 1.6 miles |
| Esher Church of England High School | 55.4 | 7.7% | 19.7% | 1,160 | 1.7 miles |
| Chessington School | 43.4 | 10.1% | 31.1% | 653 | 1.8 miles |
| The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre | 53.8 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 1,212 | 1.9 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)
- 6.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 14.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southborough High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form1.6 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Esher Church of England High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Esher
-
Chessington School1.8 miles
Secondary · Chessington
-
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre1.9 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
Other schools in Esher
- Esher Church of England High School Secondary
- Claygate Primary School Primary
- Cranmere Primary School Primary
- Esher Church School Primary
- Hinchley Wood Primary School Primary
- Milbourne Lodge School Independent schools
- Rowan Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hinchley Wood School teach?
- Hinchley Wood School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Esher.
- Who is the headteacher of Hinchley Wood School?
- The headteacher of Hinchley Wood School is Ms Maria Cachia Miss Lucy Macdonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hinchley Wood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hinchley Wood 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 Hinchley Wood School?
- Hinchley Wood School has 1,422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hinchley Wood School full?
- Hinchley Wood School has capacity for 1,113 pupils and 1,422 on roll (128%), 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 Hinchley Wood School a faith school?
- No. Hinchley Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hinchley Wood School a selective school?
- No. Hinchley Wood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hinchley Wood School part of an academy trust?
- Hinchley Wood School is part of HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hinchley Wood School have?
- The schools register lists Hinchley Wood School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hinchley Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.3 in 2022/23 and 64.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hinchley Wood School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Hinchley Wood School ranked 2nd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hinchley Wood School's absence rate?
- Hinchley Wood School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hinchley Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hinchley Wood 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.