Woking High School
Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, GU21 4TJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WOKING HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maiken Walter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,205
- URN
- 139993
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483888447
About this school
Woking High School is a secondary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woking High 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 238 | 233 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.05 to +0.42 | +0.31 +0.12 to +0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.2% | 60.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 78.5% | 77.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 35.6% | 36.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
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 Woking High 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 | 54.6 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,199 |
| 2023/24 | 1,200 |
| 2024/25 | 1,208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woking High School compares
Woking High School ranked 19th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.3 | 7% | 20.1% | 1,205 | — |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking | 58.1 | 5.3% | 6.8% | 1,512 | 1.7 miles |
| The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | 48.7 | 7.9% | 19% | 1,439 | 1.7 miles |
| Hoe Valley School | 46.9 | 8.4% | 24.9% | 892 | 2.0 miles |
| The Bishop David Brown School | 45 | 7.4% | 27.2% | 790 | 2.1 miles |
| Fullbrook School | 52.6 | 7.7% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 3.0 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)
- 20.05%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 15.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking1.7 miles
Secondary · Woking
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College1.7 miles
Secondary · Woking
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Hoe Valley School2.0 miles
Secondary · Woking
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The Bishop David Brown School2.1 miles
Secondary · Woking
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Fullbrook School3.0 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
Other schools in Woking
Woking High School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Woking.
- Gordon's School Secondary
- Hoe Valley School Secondary
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking Secondary
- The Bishop David Brown School Secondary
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College Secondary
- 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 Woking High School teach?
- Woking High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of Woking High School?
- The headteacher of Woking High School is Mrs Maiken Walter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woking High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woking High 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 Woking High School?
- Woking High School has 1,205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Woking High School full?
- Woking High School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,205 on roll (115%), 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 Woking High School a faith school?
- No. Woking High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woking High School a selective school?
- No. Woking High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Woking High School part of an academy trust?
- Woking High School is part of WOKING HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woking High School have?
- The schools register lists Woking High School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woking High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.6 in 2022/23 and 54.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woking High School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Woking High School ranked 19th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woking High School's absence rate?
- Woking High School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woking High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woking High 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.