Hoe Valley School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · Woking, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.43 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Hoe Valley School is a secondary school in Woking, Surrey for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Hoe Valley 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 | 1.43 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.43 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.90 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 2026 place lived 1.43 miles away, the shortest of the 3 published years: about the same as 2025 and nearer than 2024.
- At 1.43 miles, it was the 12th shortest of the 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 2.04 miles.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 118 first-choice applications for 144 offers; 106 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the average A level grade was C (England B-).
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
- Egley Road, Woking, GU22 0NH
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 892 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Hoe Valley is a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school.”
- “It plays an important role in its local community.”
- “Pupils feel happy and safe here.”
To improve
- “However, some disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not achieve as much as they could.”
- “However, sometimes teaching does not consistently check pupils have understood new concepts before moving on.”
- “This means that some teaching does not identify gaps in knowledge or misconceptions effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 118 first-preference applications, 144 offers in total, 106 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.
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woking High School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ's College, Guildford 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- George Abbot School 3.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Bishop David Brown School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kings College Guildford 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published