Woking High SchoolThe Bishop David Brown School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Woking.
Summary of the comparison
Woking High School and The Bishop David Brown School are secondary schools in Woking.
Woking High School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Bishop David Brown School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Woking High School is ahead on our composite score.
Woking High School was judged Good and The Bishop David Brown School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.3 for Woking High School and 45.0 for The Bishop David Brown School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Woking High School (54.7 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Bishop David Brown School (49.1 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WokingWoking High School | WokingThe Bishop David Brown School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 55 in Surrey Stronger figure | 37th of 55 in Surrey | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,208 | 805 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 750 | |
| Location | Woking, GU21 4TJ | Woking, GU21 5RF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 Stronger figure | 45.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.4% Stronger figure | 42.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.1% Stronger figure | 70.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.9% | 55.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.85 Stronger figure | 4.03 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 233 | 130 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,208 | 805 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.1% | 27.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.9% | 25.0% | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 18.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.6% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.4% Stronger figure | 21.2% | 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.
Woking High School
The Bishop David Brown School
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