The Bishop David Brown School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Albert Drive, Woking, GU21 5RF
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
21.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
790
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
109 of 113 families who put it first got an offer
144
Places offered
356
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 113 | 109 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 114 | 24 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 10 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 69 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 356 | 144 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Venter
- Address
- Albert Drive, Woking, GU21 5RF
- Phone
- 01932349696
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Canalside · Woking
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142284
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
790 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
07 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 836 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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 | 43.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 130 | — |
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 | 128 | 22% | 50% | 73% | |
| English Language | 128 | 10% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 126 | 11% | 53% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 124 | 10% | 44% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 94 | 2% | 21% | 51% | |
| History | 78 | 9% | 32% | 46% | |
| Business | 59 | 15% | 34% | 49% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 49 | 2% | 33% | 61% | |
| Geography | 43 | 16% | 42% | 63% | |
| Spanish | 41 | 15% | 44% | 61% | |
| Biology | 33 | 48% | 88% | 100% | |
| Physics | 33 | 55% | 94% | 100% |
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.