St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Woking, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.81 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking is a secondary school in Woking, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 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 | 0.81 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.25 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.52 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered, 0.81 miles, was the 4th shortest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.04 miles.
- The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply, most between 2024 and 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 321 first-choice applications for 228 offers; 227 offers went to first-choice families, and 94 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the average A level grade was B (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
- Elmbridge Lane, Kingfield, Woking, GU22 9AL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,512 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils receive an exceptional education at this school.”
- “Staff have consistently high expectations for all pupils.”
- “Relationships are strong and support pupils’ well-being.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 66% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | 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: 321 first-preference applications, 228 offers in total, 227 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.
- Hoe Valley School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woking High School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Bishop David Brown School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fullbrook School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- George Abbot School 3.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Christ's College, Guildford 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published