Woolmer Hill School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Woolmer Hill Road, Haslemere, GU27 1QB
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
14.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
892
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
810 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
184 of 187 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
456
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 187 | 184 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 164 | 8 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 68 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 37 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 456 | 196 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 125 applications came from outside the council area (45 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clare Talbot
- Address
- Woolmer Hill Road, Haslemere, GU27 1QB
- Phone
- 01428654055
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Haslemere West · Farnham and Bordon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137314
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
892 pupils · 810 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 918 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.88 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.95 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 173 | 35% | 73% | 87% | |
| English Language | 173 | 31% | 75% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 173 | 24% | 73% | 84% | |
| Geography | 137 | 40% | 76% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 113 | 8% | 63% | 81% | |
| History | 73 | 42% | 68% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 70 | 26% | 70% | 87% | |
| Religious Studies | 64 | 48% | 94% | 95% | |
| Physics | 59 | 64% | 98% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 69% | 98% | 98% | |
| Biology | 58 | 69% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 40 | 38% | 85% | 98% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.