Hinchley Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Claygate Lane, Esher, KT10 0AQ
86
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 03/10/2023
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
14.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,422
Capacity used
Over capacity128%
1,113 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
204 of 331 families who put it first got an offer
209
Places offered
693
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 331 | 204 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 5 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 120 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 123 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 693 | 209 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 158 applications came from outside the council area (7 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ms Maria Cachia Miss Lucy Macdonald
- Address
- Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood, Esher, KT10 0AQ
- Phone
- 02083987161
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Hinchley Wood and Weston Green · Esher and Walton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137855
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,422 pupils · 1,113 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,126 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 60.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.85 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 64.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 81.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 89% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 218 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.46 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 136 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 216 | 43% | 83% | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 215 | 53% | 85% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 214 | 38% | 84% | 92% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 43% | 80% | 91% | |
| Geography | 120 | 69% | 91% | 94% | |
| Business | 105 | 42% | 75% | 85% | |
| History | 93 | 57% | 84% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 92 | 33% | 73% | 80% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 60 | 50% | 82% | 90% | |
| Computer Science | 57 | 63% | 89% | 95% | |
| Biology | 53 | 87% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 53 | 89% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 59 | 24% | 53% | 76% | |
| Economics | 41 | 7% | 27% | 61% | |
| Business Studies | 32 | 3% | 19% | 63% | |
| Psychology | 30 | 10% | 33% | 47% | |
| History | 29 | 10% | 28% | 48% | |
| Biology | 23 | 13% | 39% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 4% | 26% | 74% | |
| Physics | 22 | 23% | 50% | 68% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 21 | 5% | 19% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 20% | 50% | 60% | |
| Geography | 17 | 6% | 24% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 8% | 15% | 46% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17101: Hinchley Wood School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.