Hoe Valley School
Egley Road, Woking, GU22 0NH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HOE VALLEY SCHOOL
- Head Teacher
- Ms Lucy Owoh
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 990
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- URN
- 142009
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483662627
About this school
Hoe Valley School is a secondary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 892 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hoe Valley 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 149 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 49.3 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.14 to +0.33 | +0.21 -0.04 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 56.4% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 71.8% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 45% | 40.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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 Hoe Valley 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 | 49.4 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.3 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 743 |
| 2023/24 | 799 |
| 2024/25 | 856 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hoe Valley School compares
Hoe Valley School ranked 34th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 8.4% | 24.9% | 892 | — |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking | 58.1 | 5.3% | 6.8% | 1,512 | 1.2 miles |
| The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | 48.7 | 7.9% | 19% | 1,439 | 1.6 miles |
| Woking High School | 54.3 | 7% | 20.1% | 1,205 | 2.0 miles |
| Christ's College, Guildford | 42.5 | 9.2% | 25% | 641 | 3.0 miles |
| George Abbot School | 58.2 | 6.9% | 10.4% | 1,927 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.87%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.36%
- Persistent absence
- 22.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking1.2 miles
Secondary · Woking
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College1.6 miles
Secondary · Woking
-
Woking High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Woking
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Christ's College, Guildford3.0 miles
Secondary · Guildford
-
George Abbot School3.3 miles
Secondary · Guildford
Other schools in Woking
Hoe Valley School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Woking.
- Gordon's 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
- Woking High School 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 Hoe Valley School teach?
- Hoe Valley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Woking.
- Who is the head teacher of Hoe Valley School?
- The head teacher of Hoe Valley School is Ms Lucy Owoh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hoe Valley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hoe Valley 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 Hoe Valley School?
- Hoe Valley School has 892 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hoe Valley School full?
- Hoe Valley School has capacity for 990 pupils and 892 on roll (90%), 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 Hoe Valley School a faith school?
- No. Hoe Valley School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hoe Valley School a selective school?
- No. Hoe Valley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hoe Valley School part of an academy trust?
- Hoe Valley School is part of HOE VALLEY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hoe Valley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hoe Valley School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Hoe Valley School ranked 34th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hoe Valley School's absence rate?
- Hoe Valley School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hoe Valley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hoe Valley 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 2 July 2026.