Education in Woking
DistrictThe middle of the South East. 106,197 people in 64 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Woking, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Woking had 38 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain onlyWoking had 38 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Woking. The map shows each one.
Schools in Woking
Woking has 38 open schools: 25 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 3 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 4
- Good
- 10
- Requires improvement
- 0
- Inadequate
- 0
14 of the 33 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2020 and June 2024.
5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Woking
4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Pyrford Church of England Primary School (June 2024), St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking (February 2020), St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (May 2024), Freemantles School (November 2023).
Primary (25)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 435 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met KS2 standard |
| Beaufort Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 469 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met KS2 standard |
| Broadmere Primary Academy | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 253 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 59% met KS2 standard |
| Brookwood Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 211 | Good (overall), April 2024 | 53% met KS2 standard |
| Byfleet Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 175 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 87% met KS2 standard |
| Goldsworth Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 624 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| Horsell CofE Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 354 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | |
| Kingfield Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 252 | Good (overall), September 2023 | 73% met KS2 standard |
| Knaphill Infant School and Nursery | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 178 | Good (overall), June 2024 | |
| Knaphill Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 262 | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| Maybury Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 259 | Good (overall), June 2023 | 57% met KS2 standard |
| New Monument Primary Academy | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 245 | School remains Good, December 2023 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| Pyrford Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 494 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 629 | Standards maintained, April 2025Outstanding (overall), February 2020 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 216 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 90% met KS2 standard |
| St John's Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 248 | Good (overall), February 2024 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Byfleet | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | School remains Good, July 2024 | ||
| Sythwood Primary and Nursery School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 487 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met KS2 standard |
| The Hermitage Infant School | Academy converter | 2 to 7 | 234 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | |
| The Hermitage Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 294 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| The Horsell Village School | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 258 | Good (overall), February 2023 | |
| The Marist Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 419 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met KS2 standard |
| West Byfleet Infant School | Community school | 5 to 7 | 263 | Good (overall), February 2023 | |
| West Byfleet Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 345 | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 67% met KS2 standard |
| Westfield Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 376 | Good (overall), September 2022 | 56% met KS2 standard |
Secondary (5)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoe Valley School | Free schools | 11 to 18 | 892 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 48.3 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,512 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 60.5 |
| The Bishop David Brown School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 790 | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8: 48.1 |
| The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,439 | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8: 51.1 |
| Woking High School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,205 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8: 51.4 |
Special (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Community School Hampshire | Other independent special school | 7 to 17 | 40 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Freemantles School | Community special school | 4 to 19 | 305 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| The Park School | Academy special sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 110 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woking College | Academy 16-19 converter | 16 to 19 | 0 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (3)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 223 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Halstead St Andrews School | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 316 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Hoe Bridge School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 548 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Surrey Short Stay School | Pupil referral unit | 11 to 16 | 19 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.