Hinchley Wood School | Secondary with sixth form in Esher, Elmbridge | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Hinchley Wood School

SecondaryPost 16

Elmbridge · Esher · KT10 0AQ http://www.hinchleywoodschool.co.uk

Pupils
1,422
cap. 1,113
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
3 Oct 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
17 Nov 2020
Monitoring visit
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10 Aug 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 1,474 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 5a (feeder and catchment)

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Surrey allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Elmbridge. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
89%
+1pp
LA
74%
England
66%
94%91%88%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
81%
+6pp
LA
55%
England
46%
82%76%69%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
64.5
+4.0
LA
51.4
England
46.8
64.561.057.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
33%
-0pp
LA
44%
England
41%
43%38%33%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
12.5
+1.0
LA
9.5
England
7.7
12.512.011.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.68
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.5
-1.4
LA
35.6
England
32.4
42.838.634.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.19
-0.2
LA
+0.04
+0.4+0.20.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
26%
-1pp
LA
18%
England
14%
32%24%16%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+B-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.19
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

99%

staying in education or employment

0% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education97%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

9% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education69%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment19%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,381
cap. 1,113
1,4201,3641,307
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
LA AVG 17.75:1
18.317.316.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
6%
LA AVG 13.22%
8%6%4%
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FSM eligible
7%
LA AVG 16.89%
9%8%6%
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SEN
14%
LA AVG 17.9%
14%10%6%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
8%
England
9%
8%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
14%
LA
20%
England
24%
20%15%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressClaygate Lane, Hinchley Wood, Esher, KT10 0AQ
Telephone02083987161
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone

Nearby schools

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Finance£7815 spend / pupil£8125 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Feb 2012 (was URN 125316)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2589%81%64.5Not applicable33%12.5218
2023/2488%75%60.5+0.6833%11.5216
2022/2388%72%59.3+0.8737%11.6220
2021/2289%76%62.4+0.7736%12.4223
2018/1991%78%61.2+0.7440%11.8215
2017/1894%82%63.5+0.9043%11.9208
2016/1788%69%57.4+0.5937%208
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2542%
2023/2442%
2022/2345%
2021/2242%
2018/1945%
2017/1850%
2016/1745%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.5B+0.1926%144
2023/2439.9B+0.4127%117
2022/2339.9B16%151
2021/2242.8B+32%147
2018/1939.6B+0.3730%107
2017/1838.6B+0.3824%117
2016/1734.4C++0.0016%117

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,38117.214%6%7%6%14%
2023/241,35416.313%6%7%7%15%
2022/231,38118.112%8%7%7%17%
2021/221,42018.110%7%8%8%20%
2020/211,40018.38%7%6%
2018/191,34317.67%7%9%4%9%
2017/181,30717.46%5%8%5%12%
2016/171,31718.36%4%9%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.