Knowl Hill School, Woking
Knowl Hill School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 16 in Woking.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Knowl Hill School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Knowl Hill School are Portesbery School (2.2 miles, Good); Freemantles School (3.1 miles, Outstanding); Carwarden House Community School (3.6 miles, Good); and Pond Meadow School (4 miles, Outstanding).
Portesbery SchoolFreemantles SchoolCarwarden House Community SchoolPond Meadow School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Knowl Hill School has an education, health and care plan (84 of 84 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brookwood Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pirbright School (outside), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Knowl Hill School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 14 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 22 November 2022, before the latest ISI inspection.
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Knowl Hill School is an independent school in the village of Pirbright in Surrey. Knowl Hill is a co-educational school.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Knowl Hill School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
65%
Available places
84 pupils
130 places
46 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Woking
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Woking
Across Surrey council
Places available
12,569
Applications
11,986
Got 1st preference
81.3%
Got preferred school
96.2%
All secondary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
84
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Knowl Hill School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
84
Total Pupils
45
Boys
39
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Knowl Hill School
What are GCSE results like at Knowl Hill School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Knowl Hill School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
When was Knowl Hill School last inspected?
Knowl Hill School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in September 2025.
How many pupils go to Knowl Hill School?
Knowl Hill School has around 84 pupils on roll.
Does Knowl Hill School have specialist SEN provision?
Knowl Hill School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Knowl Hill School?
Knowl Hill School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Knowl Hill School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Knowl Hill School?
Knowl Hill School is at School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)