St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking | Secondary with sixth form in Woking | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking

SecondaryPost 16

Woking · Woking · GU22 9AL http://sjb.surrey.sch.uk

Pupils
1,512
cap. 1,470
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

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

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
6 Sep 2016
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 1,297 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 6 (Catholic not feeder resident in Woking Deanery)

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Surrey allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Woking. 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
88%
-2pp
LA
74%
England
66%
94%91%87%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
66%
-12pp
LA
55%
England
46%
81%73%66%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
58.1
-2.5
LA
51.4
England
46.8
62.960.558.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
82%
-1pp
LA
44%
England
41%
84%67%50%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
12.9
-0.6
LA
9.5
England
7.7
13.512.010.6
'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)+0.73
Well above average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
41.6
+0.1
LA
35.6
England
32.4
43.740.437.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.27
0
LA
+0.04
+0.3+0.10.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
26%
-4pp
LA
18%
England
14%
29%26%22%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+BB-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.27
Above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

97%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education96%
Apprenticeships
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

91%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education58%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment27%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,541
cap. 1,470
1,5411,4831,425
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
LA AVG 17.75:1
15.614.914.2
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
26%
LA AVG 13.22%
27%18%10%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
7%
LA AVG 16.89%
7%6%5%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
17%
LA AVG 17.9%
18%13%9%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
8%
England
9%
7%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
11%
LA
20%
England
24%
18%12%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressElmbridge Lane, Kingfield, Woking, GU22 9AL
Telephone01483729343
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic

Nearby schools

Other open schools of the same phase near GU22 9AL. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.

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Finance£8342 spend / pupil£8497 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2016 (was URN 125302)

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
2024/2588%66%58.1Not applicable82%12.9240
2023/2489%78%60.6+0.7384%13.5238
2022/2387%74%59.9+0.8784%13.2239
2021/2293%81%62.9+0.9960%12.0210
2018/1994%81%62.5+1.1356%11.1196
2017/1889%74%60.7+0.9765%10.6189
2016/1793%78%62.2+1.1150%197
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2586%
2023/2484%
2022/2388%
2021/2292%
2018/1988%
2017/1889%
2016/1792%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2541.6B+0.2726%177
2023/2441.5B+0.2329%152
2022/2340.3B25%143
2021/2243.7B+28%152
2018/1939.9B+0.0028%141
2017/1839.0B+0.2026%150
2016/1737.1B--0.0122%134

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,54115.617%26%7%5%11%
2023/241,53114.317%25%6%6%15%
2022/231,49815.118%22%7%6%15%
2021/221,46815.117%10%6%7%18%
2020/211,42514.89%11%5%
2018/191,31114.29%16%8%4%6%
2017/1814.34%6%
2016/171,24415.07%19%9%4%5%

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