The Bishop David Brown School, Woking

In its own words: "At The Bishop David Brown School we are ambitious and understand that in order to achieve our goals we need to work hard. We want our students to leave with outstanding GCSE results which will allow them to access the next stage in their learning but also as good citizens."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to The Bishop David Brown School, where we work together to enable all to excel. We are an ambitious school; committed to the success of every student and dedicated to the ongoing development of our staff."

In 2026, pupils at The Bishop David Brown School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is up from 45 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.03: pupils made about 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 40.1, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 116 families put The Bishop David Brown School as their first choice and 342 named it as one of their preferences, for 158 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Bishop David Brown School are Fullbrook School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); Woking High School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.4); St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking (2.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.5); and Jubilee High School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5).

The Bishop David Brown School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

The Bishop David Brown School is one of 2 schools run by Unity Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

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

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop David Brown School (adjacent), 130 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Bishop David Brown School issued 54 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Bishop David Brown School are Broadmere Primary Academy (0.1 miles), The Marist Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), New Monument Primary Academy (0.8 miles) and Pyrford Church of England Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.