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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Hermitage Road, St Johns, Woking GU21 8TL · student.wcsc.org.uk · 01483 476861
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,439
- 96% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 338 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 338 | 227 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 343 | 222 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 291 | 226 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 298 | 261 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 296 | 231 | 0.8 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 48.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.4 | −1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 58.2 | −13.3 |
| Further education | 28.8 | +11.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 2.4 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (339 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 339
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 68 parents (20%) with SEND