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Hoe Valley School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Woking GU22 0NHTrust: Hoe Valley SchoolSchool website
Pupils on roll
892of 990 places
Free school meals
24.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
147
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, 13 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hoe Valley School in 2023, 8% stayed on in Hoe Valley School’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 18% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.

Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 55% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

A level grades average C, below the England average of B-; 9% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%).

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.

Hoe Valley School
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHoe Valley SchoolSurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort14611,758607,348
Any sustained destination91%94%92%
Stayed in education83%89%86%
— school sixth form8%29%34%
— sixth form college55%32%13%
— further education college18%26%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship4%2%3%
Employment4%2%3%
No sustained destination5%4%6%
Destination unknown3%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHoe Valley SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)46.950.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects40%44%41%
EBacc average point score4.154.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort29%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils31.732.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils53.254.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language20%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 Language147100%89%23%20%69%
Mathematics147100%88%23%22%72%
English Literature14095%86%23%21%71%
Combined Science11478%65%10%9%47%
History6343%41%27%26%70%
Geography5638%41%32%25%63%
Business Studies5537%18%24%20%64%
Computer Science5135%13%24%30%69%
Design and Technology3927%11%15%23%56%
German3524%5%17%33%63%
Media Studies3423%4%24%20%62%
Fine Art3322%9%30%28%100%
Biology3020%23%63%45%100%
Chemistry3020%23%60%47%100%
Physics3020%23%57%46%100%
Spanish2819%19%29%27%61%
Physical Education2014%11%15%24%60%
Drama1913%7%26%27%74%
French1712%18%29%29%59%
Religious Studies139%31%54%32%85%
Music107%5%10%33%30%
Chinese64%1%100%75%100%
Latin43%1%74%
Arabic32%1%47%
Dance21%1%27%
Urdu11%1%42%
Italian11%0%53%
Polish11%1%84%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies37100%
Tourism867%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHoe Valley SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study76
— of whom A level students127,325261,341
Average A level gradeCB-B-
Average points per A level entry29.7237.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects9%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
Mathematics867%31%
Biology20%
Business Studies13%
Chemistry17%
Computer Science5%
Economics13%
English Language and Literature2%
Geography10%
History13%
Media Studies4%
Physics12%
Psychology23%
Russian0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3

Other secondary schools in Surrey

Ash Manor School

Community school · 1,252 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

Blenheim High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,370 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4

Broadwater School

Academy converter · 750 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9

Carrington School

Academy converter · 1,012 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0

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.