Secondary school

Hoe Valley School

  • Free School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Surrey
  • GU22 0NH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,401 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2021/22: top 48%48%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 32%32% · 2023/242024/25: top 43%

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 846.9 · South East 466/10 Middle+6.3 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths42.9% · South East 44.8%5/10 Middle−10.6 pts
EBacc point score4.15 · South East 4.036/10 Middle+12.2 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.21 · South East +0.017/10 Above
A level points per entry29.72 · South East 33.47Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show exam results by year
Attainment 8
2021/22: 48.8 · 114 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 49.4 · 146 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 49.3 · 149 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 46.9 · 147 pupils · South East 4649.446.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
2021/22: 54% · 114 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 47% · 146 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 56.4% · 149 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 42.9% · 147 pupils · South East 44.8%56.4%42.9%
A level points per entry
2021/22: withheld (1 pupils)2023/24: 32.41 · 14 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 29.72 · 12 pupils · South East 33.4732.4129.72

Not published 2022/23Withheld 2021/22

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.8%
106 of 118 who put it first2016 · 74.0%2026 · 89.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st118106
2nd15132
3rd1172

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2018–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2018Outstanding
  2. 2024Remains Outstanding
  3. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026892
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.9%
First language not English22.4%
SEN support19.9%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.4%
Persistently absent pupils23.0%

Girls 49.9%Boys 50.1%

90.1% full · 990 places · 76 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 86 responses (10.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school82.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved65.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.3% not applicable31% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year59.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 11.6% not applicable67.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?33.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 33.7% who said Yes above48.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child77.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school75.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing72.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development68.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent73.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 56.4
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 11.6
  • Other support 23.5

Teachers 61.4 FTE · Whole workforce 96.5 · 103 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,086
Spend per pupil£8,585
Staff spend per pupil£6,465
Reserve per pupil−£290
  • −£248,000revenue reserve
  • −£427,000in-year balance

Grants £8,009 · self-generated £284 · premises £423 per pupil

Single-academy trust: HOE VALLEY SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

149 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94%
  • Education88.6%
  • Apprenticeship1.3%
  • Employment4%
  • Not sustained3.4%
  • Unknown2.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

7 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained28.6%
  • Education14.3%
  • Higher education14.3%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment14.3%
  • Not sustained28.6%
  • Unknown42.9%