Woolmer Hill School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Haslemere, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
10.51 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Woolmer Hill School is a secondary school in Haslemere, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Woolmer Hill School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 10.51 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 7.38 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.28 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Year 7 place went to a child living 10.51 miles away, the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- That 2026 Year 7 figure was the 2nd longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance, where the middle figure was 2.04 miles.
- Of the 491 Year 7 2026 applications, 155 (32%) came from families living outside Surrey, and 63 offers went to them; there were 222 first-choice applications for 193 offers.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 56.9 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Woolmer Hill Road, Haslemere, GU27 1QB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 892 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders’ vision for the curriculum is ambitious.”
- “They want pupils to develop a genuine interest in their subjects, as well as gaining the qualifications they need.”
- “This mission to inspire is shared by teachers across the school.”
To improve
- “However, disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not always achieve as highly as their peers.”
- “The persistent absence of some pupils prevents them doing as well as they could.”
- “Just occasionally, expectations of pupils’ work and answers could be higher.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 68% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 222 first-preference applications, 193 offers in total, 188 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Rodborough 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weydon School 8.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Farnham Heath End 9.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Hallows Catholic School 9.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadwater School 10.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ash Manor School 10.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glebelands School 11.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Guildford County School 12.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published