Woking High School
Academy converter secondary school in Woking (Surrey).
Attainment 8
51.4
▲ 5.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
54.3%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.7%
▼ 9pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.4%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
115%
1,205 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Apr 2025
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Woking High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Horsell area of Woking, Surrey, England. The school has held specialist technology status since 2004, and con..
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Chess
- Choir
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gardening
- Mindfulness
- Orchestra
- Stem
- Yoga
and 3 more
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- RHS School GardeningRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 139993
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (20 current, 11 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.23 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Zamir Tehal Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Eleanor Griffiths Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alun Soper Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Eleanor Griffiths Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mr Thomas Kellaway Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Neelam Wright Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanna Danton Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr James Magowan Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 |
| Mr James Magowan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ellen Mole Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Hampden Blagbrough Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Luke Dixon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jian Xie Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Christine Joan Wavish Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Francis Hipkins Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Zamir Tehal Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mr Nigel Riley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Maiken Walter Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mrs Maiken Lund Walter Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Siobhan Kennedy Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 | |
| Mrs Eleanor Griffiths Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Kyriacou Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alun Soper Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alun Soper Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Hazel Webb Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julia Allen Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Zamir Tehal Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Eleanor Griffiths Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Kris Hamson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Brett Freeman Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Christine Wavish Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record