Woolmer Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 137314
- Address
- Woolmer Hill, Woolmer Hill Road, GU27 1QB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 888 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 86.8%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 4.5%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.46
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.58
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Woolmer Hill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 195
- 2nd preference
- 197
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 131
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 44
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 95 91 |
| Year 8 | 182 87 95 |
| Year 9 | 176 86 90 |
| Year 10 | 178 73 105 |
| Year 11 | 166 79 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 52.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |