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Hoe Valley School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Egley Road, Woking GU22 0NH · hoevalleyschool.org · 01483 662627
On the mapSearch near GU22 0NH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.43 mi
- 2.30 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 892
- 90% of 990 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Hoe Valley School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.43 mi (2.30 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 118 families put the school first and 144 places were offered; 90% 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 | 144 | 118 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 148 | 1▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 136 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 184 | 1▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | 194 | 1.3▲ | 59% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.43 mi2.30 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 42.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25.5 | +16.7 |
| Sixth form college | 47 | −10 |
| Further education | 14.8 | −4.5 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 4 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 students | C (29.7) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 12 students | C (30.1) | Below average -0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 14 | C+ (32.4) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 14.3 |
|---|---|
| Employment | 14.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 28.6 |
| Activity not captured | 42.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hoe Valley School on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 86
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (34%) with SEND