The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports CollegeHoe Valley School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Woking.
Summary of the comparison
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College and Hoe Valley School are secondary schools in Woking.
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hoe Valley School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College was judged Good and Hoe Valley School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.1 for The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College and 48.3 for Hoe Valley School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (53.3 in 2021-22, 51.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Hoe Valley School (48.8 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WokingThe Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | WokingHoe Valley School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 57 in Surrey Stronger figure | 31st of 57 in Surrey | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,439 | 892 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 990 | |
| Location | Woking, GU21 8TL | Woking, GU22 0NH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.1 Stronger figure | 48.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.4% Stronger figure | 52.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.4% Stronger figure | 68.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 290 | 148 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 12 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 29.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 29.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 9.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,471 | 856 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.0% | 24.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.8% | 22.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 19.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 8.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.5% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Hoe Valley School
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