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Hinchley Wood School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Esher KT10 0AQTrust: Hinchley Wood Learning PartnershipSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,422of 1,113 places
Free school meals
6.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
218
Ofsted
Outstanding, 3 October 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hinchley Wood School (URN 125316, until 1 February 2012).

What the data says

Of the 220 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hinchley Wood School in 2023, 52% stayed on in Hinchley Wood School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 16% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 149 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 44% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 64.5 against 46.1 across England and 50.8 in Surrey, with 81% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Surrey and England.

Hinchley Wood School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHinchley Wood SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort22011,758607,348
Any sustained destination99%94%92%
Stayed in education97%89%86%
— school sixth form52%29%34%
— sixth form college25%32%13%
— further education college16%26%37%
— other education3%3%2%
Apprenticeship1%2%3%
Employment1%2%3%
No sustained destination0%4%6%
Destination unknown1%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Hinchley Wood School
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHinchley Wood SchoolSurreyEngland
Students in the cohort14910,235541,441
Any sustained destination89%82%79%
University (higher education)68%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students44%24%19%
Further education1%4%5%
Apprenticeship1%5%7%
Employment19%32%28%
No sustained destination9%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHinchley Wood SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)64.550.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths81%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths89%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects33%44%41%
EBacc average point score5.754.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort6%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils49.232.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils65.454.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language5%12%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 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
English Language21699%89%43%20%92%
Mathematics21599%88%53%22%94%
English Literature21498%86%38%21%92%
Combined Science16073%65%43%9%91%
Geography12055%41%69%25%94%
Business Studies10548%18%42%20%85%
History9343%41%57%26%94%
Media Studies6028%4%50%20%90%
Computer Science5726%13%63%30%95%
Chemistry5324%23%83%47%100%
Biology5324%23%87%45%100%
Physics5324%23%89%46%100%
Religious Studies5224%31%48%32%96%
Physical Education4018%11%57%24%93%
German3817%5%50%33%84%
French3717%18%59%29%89%
Art and Design2813%7%71%24%96%
Graphic Communication2813%1%4%23%75%
Sociology2411%4%21%21%88%
3D Design2210%2%41%16%91%
Music209%5%55%33%100%
Spanish209%19%65%27%95%
Drama199%7%42%27%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition167%8%69%21%100%
Textiles146%2%0%27%43%
Turkish10%0%71%
Chinese10%1%75%
Japanese10%0%53%
Russian10%0%87%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHinchley Wood SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study269
— of whom A level students1367,325261,341
Average A level gradeBB-B-
Average points per A level entry38.4637.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects27%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

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

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics5843%31%
Economics4029%13%
Business Studies3224%13%
History2921%13%
Psychology2921%23%
English Literature2317%11%
Biology2317%20%
Physics2115%12%
Media Studies2115%4%
Chemistry1914%17%
Geography1713%10%
Computer Science1310%5%
Politics118%6%
Religious Studies118%4%
Drama107%2%
Physical Education97%3%
Further Mathematics75%5%
Sociology75%13%
French1%
Textiles1%
Graphic Communication2%
3D Design1%
Art and Design1%
Spanish2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 397%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)75%

Other secondary schools in Surrey

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Carrington School

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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.