The Bishop David Brown School
Albert Drive, Woking, GU21 5RF
790 pupils · 105% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2024, published 25 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 55.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 158 | 116 | 342 | 143 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 144 | 113 | 356 | 144 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 143 | 399 | 157 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 211 | 150 | 410 | 188 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 235 | 101 | 310 | 155 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 234 | 90 | 275 | 133 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 172 | 72 | 225 | 102 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 213 | 77 | 242 | 109 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Fullbrook School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Woking High School 3.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 3.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Jubilee High School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Salesian School, Chertsey 5.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Heathside School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.