Hoe Valley School
Free schools secondary school in Woking (Surrey).
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
Our CIRCLE Values Courtesy Model the behaviours expected of others in terms of consideration, professionalism, trust and respect. Fair and honest, trustworthy, committed to earn success through hard-work. Overcome adversity to achieve success, accept consequence of mistakes and move on.
A strong sense of responsibility to the community and the local environment for its residents. Show Leadership in thought and action, being open to new ideas and having high expectations of themselves and others. A positive attitude towards life, passion, curiosity and a lifelong love of learning.
Hoe Valley is a school created by a group of local parents and residents to provide high quality secondary school education to the children of south Woking. The school opened for the first time in September 2015 in temporary premises at Woking Park, and moved to our permanent home at Egley Road in September 2018.
At Hoe Valley we pride ourselves on teaching a personalised curriculum which ensures students leave with excellent academic outcomes and are work ready. We are a Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas. Preparing students for the challenges of 21st century life so they thrive safely in local, national, global and online communities.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Drama
- Film Club
- Football
- Photography
- Rugby
- Stem
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 142009
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (16 current, 8 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.16 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 Ian Stone Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kenneth Henderson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Gina McElhinney Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Lucy Owoh | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Carl Thomson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Renato Balletta | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Miss Sithokozile Thabethe Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kerry Symeonidis Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alexandra Elizabeth Arnold Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Eti Vyas Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Newman Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Mrs Lynne O'Reilly Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2015 |
| Mrs Claerwyn Mary Hamilton-Wilkes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Mr Kenneth Henderson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Mr Alexander Richard Holmes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Mrs Claire Elizabeth McDonnell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Mr Kenneth Henderson Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Julian David Williams Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ian Stone Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Anne Perkins Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Robert Paul Money Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Adrian Kingsford Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Claerwyn Mary Hamilton-Wilkes Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Kenneth Henderson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2014 · 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