Woolmer Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 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 Road, GU27 1QB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 887 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 85.5%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 4.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.9
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.96
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Economics | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| French | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Woolmer Hill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 125
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 45
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 83 93 |
| Year 8 | 177 93 84 |
| Year 9 | 179 89 90 |
| Year 10 | 178 86 92 |
| Year 11 | 177 74 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |