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The Bishop David Brown School

Woking, GU21 5RFSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.7×
First choices did not exceed offers made
116 1st-choice / 158 offers made
Ranking
#1,451
of 3,141 nationally

About The Bishop David Brown School

The Bishop David Brown School is a state-funded secondary school in Woking, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 790 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 750.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (7 Mar 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 45.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 116 first-preference applications and 158 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressAlbert Drive, Woking, Woking, GU21 5RF
HeadteacherMs Charlotte Venter
Local AuthoritySurrey
Number of Pupils790
Free School Meals (FSM)28.7%
School Capacity790 / 750 (105% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 3 Feb 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:00

Source: bdb.surrey.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Bishop David Brown School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.