The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College is a secondary school located in Woking. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hermitage Road, Woking, GU21 8TL
Website: http://student.wcsc.org.uk/
Telephone: 01483476861
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Zoe Johnson-Walker
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 125314

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1489
Number of Boys: 762
Number of Girls: 727

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0 Confidence interval -0.15 to 0.15
Of the 309 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 287 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:81%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Primary School
Victoria Road , Knaphill GU21 2AS
3out of 4 528 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Oaktree School
Gorsewood Road , St John's GU21 8WT
4out of 4 603 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Hermitage School
Oakwood Road , St John's GU21 8UU
3out of 4 652 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School
Five Oaks Close , St John's GU21 8TU
3out of 4 717 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beaufort Primary School
Kirkland Avenue , Goldsworth Park GU21 3RG
3out of 4 1,174 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Hermitage Road , St Johns GU21 8TL
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hoe Valley School
Egley Road , GU22 0NH
4out of 4 2,741 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Woking High School
Morton Road , Horsell GU21 4TJ
3out of 4 2,975 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North West Surrey Short Stay School
45 Kingsway , GU21 6NT
3out of 4 2,384 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Woking School Trust
Church Hill House , Wilson Way GU21 4QW
- not rated 2,863 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Freemantles School
Smarts Heath Road , GU22 0AN
4out of 4 2,911 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.