70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
55%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
523.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
805
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Bishop David Brown School · Secondary · Surrey
Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+11pp
70%59%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
+5pp
45%35%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
45.0
+1.6
49.144.940.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.0
EBacc entry
55%
+36pp
55%37%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
EBacc APS
523.3
-1.8
525.1503.4481.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 523.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
805
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Albert Drive, Woking, GU21 5RF
Local authority
Surrey
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 42% | 45.0 | Not applicable | 55% | 523.3 | 59% | 805 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 38% | 43.4 | +0.03 | 19% | 525.1 | 31% | 780 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 31% | 41.4 | -0.26 | 26% | 485.2 | 39% | 748 |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 45% | 49.1 | +0.20 | 29% | 481.7 | 41% | 690 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 25% | 40.6 | -0.18 | 36% | 503.2 | 38% | 613 |
| 2017/18 | 54% | 31% | 42.7 | -0.31 | 49% | 349.9 | 53% | 586 |
| 2016/17 | 51% | 17% | 38.4 | -0.43 | 43% | — | 48% | 604 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 805 | 18.1 | 22% | 25% | 27% | 7% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 780 | 20.3 | 25% | 31% | 29% | 7% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 748 | 20.5 | 22% | 33% | 28% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 690 | 18.5 | 21% | 36% | 25% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 610 | 16.1 | 22% | 33% | 27% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 613 | 18.4 | 18% | 31% | 24% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 7% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 604 | 14.6 | 20% | 30% | 28% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.