Lift Wishmore, Woking

Requires Improvement
Special
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Boys
Ages 716

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Principal Djamila Izza
Pupils:92 / 94 capacity
LA:Surrey
Phone:01276857555
Address:55 Alpha Road, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8NE
Trust:LIFT SCHOOLS
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 24 September 2024View full report
URN:138766
UKPRN:10038660
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Surrey Heath
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its September 2018 inspection — down from Good.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

64.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading33%
Maths17%
Writing0%

2025/26 academic year

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Delta Road (S-bound)
154m · 3 min walk
Post Office (adj)
190m · 3 min walk
Windsor Court Road (W-bound)
372m · 6 min walk
Fowlers Mead (adj)
387m · 6 min walk
Benhams Corner (SW-bound)
438m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

92 pupils

94 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Woking

High pressure
New homes approved:1,775
Projected new pupils:320

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Woking

Admissions Demand - Surrey

Low demand0.98x oversubscription

Places available

12,562

Applications

12,278

Got 1st preference

80.6%

Got preferred school

95.3%

Secondary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

24 September 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
4 May 2022
26 September 2018
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

49.61431%

Overall absence

80.85106%

Persistent absence

94

Enrolments

Authorised25.09253%
Unauthorised24.52178%
Persistent (10%+)80.85106%
Severe (50%+)45.74468%

Absence trend

49.57582%
18/19
45.96356%
20/21
42.36782%
21/22
34.82033%
22/23
36.80196%
23/24
49.61431%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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