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School admissions in Woking

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 29 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Woking in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 23 schools in Woking first 1,163 times for 1,135 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Surrey authority's 247 schools. 7 of the 23 had more first choices than places. For 2024 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Valley End CofE Infant School, to 2.75 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Woking first 1,276 times for 1,202 places: 1.06 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Surrey authority's 57 schools. 3 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Bishop David Brown School, to 2.46 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

23 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Pyrford Church of England Primary SchoolWoking1.5360not published
Kingfield Primary SchoolWoking1.50301.166 km (≈0.72 mi) 2021
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary SchoolWoking1.5030not published
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, WokingWoking1.3890not published
Valley End CofE Infant SchoolWoking1.29594.427 km (≈2.75 mi) 2024
Maybury Primary SchoolWoking1.10301.093 km (≈0.68 mi) 2020
Pirbright Village Primary SchoolWoking1.05602.005 km (≈1.25 mi) 2019
St John's Primary SchoolWoking1.0030not published
The Horsell Village SchoolWoking1.0089not published
Broadmere Primary AcademyWoking0.9730not published
Brookwood Primary SchoolWoking0.96251.664 km (≈1.03 mi) 2020
Knaphill Infant School and NurseryWoking0.9341not published
Bisley CofE Primary SchoolWoking0.9135not published
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolWoking0.91573.491 km (≈2.17 mi) 2019
Send CofE Primary SchoolWoking0.9060not published
The Hermitage Infant SchoolWoking0.8954not published
Beaufort Primary SchoolWoking0.8859not published
Barnsbury Primary School and NurseryWoking0.8760not published
New Monument Primary AcademyWoking0.83300.774 km (≈0.48 mi) 2019
Westfield Primary SchoolWoking0.8341not published
St Lawrence CofE Primary SchoolWoking0.8329not published
Goldsworth Primary SchoolWoking0.7886not published
Sythwood Primary and Nursery SchoolWoking0.7050not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

6 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Gordon's SchoolWoking1.97106not published
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, WokingWoking1.41228not published
Woking High SchoolWoking1.25228not published
Hoe Valley SchoolWoking0.82144not published
The Bishop David Brown SchoolWoking0.731583.959 km (≈2.46 mi) 2025
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports CollegeWoking0.67338not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.