The Bishop David Brown School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Woking, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Bishop David Brown School is a secondary school in Woking, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Bishop David Brown 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.46 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026: 116 first-choice applications for 158 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 42 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 45 (England 46).
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
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
- Albert Drive, Woking, GU21 5RF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 790 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are immensely proud to belong to this vibrant and inclusive school.”
- “They value the trusting relationships they build with staff and each other.”
- “There are nurturing environments around the school, such as the ‘spirit room and garden’, where pupils feel safe and well looked after.”
To improve
- “These checking processes to identify any gaps in understanding are relatively new and are continuing to be embedded.”
- “In addition, the school recognises some variability in teaching across the different subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45 | 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: 116 first-preference applications, 158 offers in total, 116 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.
- Fullbrook School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woking High School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Jubilee High School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Salesian School, Chertsey 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathside School 3.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hoe Valley School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chertsey High School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published