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Woolmer Hill School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Woolmer Hill Road, Haslemere GU27 1QB · woolmerhill.surrey.sch.uk · 01428 654055
On the mapSearch near GU27 1QB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 10.51 mi
- 16.91 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 892
- 82 over 810 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 10.51 mi (16.91 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 222 families put the school first and 193 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 193 | 222 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 187 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 195 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 234 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 194 | 210 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 10.51 mi16.91 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.9, and 68.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲68.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.5 | +5.6 |
| Sixth form college | 64 | +15.5 |
| Further education | 17.1 | −15.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | — |
| Employment | 1.2 | −6.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Woolmer Hill School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (216 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 216
- 25% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 54 parents (25%) with SEND