St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Elmbridge Lane, Kingfield, Woking, GU22 9AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Granville Hamshar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,470
- Pupils on roll
- 1,512
- URN
- 143369
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483729343
About this school
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,512 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 239 | 238 | 240 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.9 | 60.6 | 58.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.87 +0.68 to +1.06 | +0.73 +0.55 to +0.92 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% | 78.2% | 65.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 89.1% | 87.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 83.6% | 82.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
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 St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 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 | 59.9 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.6 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,498 |
| 2023/24 | 1,531 |
| 2024/25 | 1,541 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking compares
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking ranked 10th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.1 | 5.3% | 6.8% | 1,512 | — |
| Hoe Valley School | 46.9 | 8.4% | 24.9% | 892 | 1.2 miles |
| Woking High School | 54.3 | 7% | 20.1% | 1,205 | 1.7 miles |
| The Bishop David Brown School | 45 | 7.4% | 27.2% | 790 | 2.2 miles |
| The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | 48.7 | 7.9% | 19% | 1,439 | 2.3 miles |
| Fullbrook School | 52.6 | 7.7% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 3.1 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)
- 6.8%
- English as an additional language
- 26.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 10.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hoe Valley School1.2 miles
Secondary · Woking
-
Woking High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Woking
-
The Bishop David Brown School2.2 miles
Secondary · Woking
-
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College2.3 miles
Secondary · Woking
-
Fullbrook School3.1 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
Other schools in Woking
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Woking.
- Gordon's School Secondary
- Hoe Valley School 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 year groups does St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking teach?
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking?
- The headteacher of St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking is Mr James Granville Hamshar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking?
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking has 1,512 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking full?
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking has capacity for 1,470 pupils and 1,512 on roll (103%), 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 St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking a faith school?
- Yes. St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Is St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking a selective school?
- No. St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking?
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking have?
- The schools register lists St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.9 in 2022/23 and 58.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking rank locally?
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking ranked 10th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking's absence rate?
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking'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.