Woldingham School

Independent school · Girls · ages 10–19 · with sixth form · Roman CatholicSurrey, Caterham CR3school website

An independent school in Surrey for ages 10–19: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
528

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Surrey’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 650 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol202521186
20241412—
20231615<5

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

31.6Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school31.6
Surrey50.8
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 92 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Surrey 55%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureWoldingham SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)31.650.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%44%41%
EBacc average point score1.224.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—32.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—54.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—12%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

21.98%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Drama stands out at GCSE — 38% of the year group took it, against 7% across England. At A level it is Media Studies: 23% of students (England 4%).

Language & Communication29%
Arts & Humanities26%
Business & Administration13%
Transversal Skills12%
Social & Cultural Skills11%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects17

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Religious Studies8997%31%64%32%96%
English Literature8592%86%65%21%100%
Drama3538%7%60%27%100%
History3336%41%70%26%100%
French2325%18%83%29%100%
Spanish2224%19%91%27%100%
Design and Technology2022%11%70%23%100%
Fine Art1921%9%84%28%100%
Computer Science1820%13%44%30%72%
Music1415%5%79%33%100%
German1213%5%100%33%100%
Physical Education1213%11%58%24%100%
Latin89%1%100%74%100%
Dance67%1%50%27%100%
Russian22%0%—87%—
Japanese11%0%—53%—
Portuguese11%0%—50%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications3
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group34%—
Music performance: Group11%—
Music performance: Group11%—
A level subjects29

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology2533%23%
Mathematics2128%31%
Business Studies1824%13%
Media Studies1723%4%
Biology1723%20%
Economics1621%13%
English Literature1419%11%
Chemistry1317%17%
Religious Studies1317%4%
Drama811%2%
Politics811%6%
History811%13%
History of Art811%0%
Geography79%10%
Further Mathematics——5%
Music——0%
Physical Education——3%
Physics——12%
Textiles——1%
Fine Art——3%
Chinese——0%
Art and Design——1%
Classical Civilisation——1%
Computer Science——5%
Product Design——2%
German——0%
Russian——0%
Spanish——2%
Latin——0%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses2
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1317%—
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 31216%—
A level results8
MeasureWoldingham SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study157——
— of whom A level students757,325261,341
Average A level gradeB+B-B-
Average points per A level entry43.9137.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects24%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication45%
Arts & Humanities33%
Transversal Skills25%
Natural Sciences23%
Digital & ICT Skills23%
Green & Sustainability23%
Health & Safety20%
Mathematics & Statistics17%
Business & Administration16%
Social & Cultural Skills15%
Engineering & Manufacturing12%
Law & Public Administration10%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

vocabulary 7.0fraction 6.5particle model 5.0percentage 4.7poetry 4.7graph 4.6context 4.5translation 4.5photosynthesis 4.3opinion 4.3theme 4.1force 4.1change of state 4.0grammar 3.9plot 3.8characterisation 3.8observation 3.8impact 3.7purpose 3.7data analysis 3.5grammatical structure 3.3tense 3.3inference 3.3measurement 3.1

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses data collection, graph, ratio from Business Studies, Economics, Geography and 7 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses polymer, distillation, graph from Biology, Design and Technology, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conduct field work, climate change, data collection from Business Studies, Geography, Computing and 2 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
More apprenticeships9
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from Media Studies, English Literature, English and 1 more · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, experimental design, sampling technique from Biology, Chemistry, Geography and 4 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, unit conversion, dna from Biology, Mathematics, Science · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Content creatorLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from Media Studies, English Literature, English and 1 more · jobs: communication manager, online community manager, web content manager
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses data collection, scale, data structure from Psychology, Art and Design, Computer Science and 4 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Digital and technology solutions professionalLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses evaluation, data structure, data collection from Biology, Business Studies, Geography and 6 more · jobs: business analyst, ICT consultant, business economics researcher
Manufacturing engineer (degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses force, data presentation, conclusion from Biology, Mathematics, Design and Technology and 1 more · jobs: maintenance and repair engineer, industrial engineer, production engineer
Peer workerLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses accuracy, culture, inequality from Geography, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Language and 4 more · jobs: social work assistant
Laboratory technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · health and science · uses graph, data presentation, chromatography from Biology, Chemistry, Economics and 5 more · jobs: bacteriology technician, scientific laboratory technician, biology technician
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Surrey

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.