Hoe Valley School, Woking

From the headteacher's welcome: "The school was founded in 2015 by parents, educational and business leaders who aspired to build a local, non-selective 11-18 school for the children of south Woking. Their vision was to provide a first-class education that gives all students who walk through its doors, regardless of background or need, an opportunity to achieve their full potential."

In 2026, pupils at Hoe Valley School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.21: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.6, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put Hoe Valley School as their first choice and 544 named it as one of their preferences, for 144 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hoe Valley School are St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.5); The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); Woking High School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.4); and Christ's College, Guildford (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.7).

Hoe Valley School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

86 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hoe Valley School (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 7 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 14% went on to university or other higher education and 14% into work.

The nearest railway station is Worplesdon Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Bird in Hand (opposite), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hoe Valley School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Hoe Valley School issued 163 suspensions, 19 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hoe Valley School are Westfield Primary School (0.3 miles), Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles), Kingfield Primary School (1 mile) and Goldsworth Primary School (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.