The Park School
Onslow Crescent, Woking, GU22 7AT
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Zara Wright
- Sponsor
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 147524
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483772057
About this school
The Park School is a special academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Park 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.57 -2.19 to -0.96 | -1.74 -2.45 to -1.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 The Park 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 | 2.6 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.44%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.66%
- Persistent absence
- 16.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Compass Community School Hampshire0.1 miles
Special schools · Woking
-
Greenfield School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Woking
-
North West Surrey Short Stay School0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Woking
-
Hoe Bridge School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Surrey
-
Halstead St Andrews School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Woking
Other schools in Woking
- Compass Community School Hampshire Special schools
- Freemantles School Special schools
- Knowl Hill School Special schools
- Lift Wishmore Academies
- North West Surrey Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- 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 The Park School teach?
- The Park School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of The Park School?
- The headteacher of The Park School is Ms Zara Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Park 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 The Park School?
- The Park School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Park School full?
- The Park School has capacity for 110 pupils and 110 on roll (100%), 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 The Park School a faith school?
- No. The Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Park School part of an academy trust?
- The Park 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 The Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.6 in 2022/23 and 4.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Park School's absence rate?
- The Park School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Park 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 10 July 2026.