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Woldingham School[1]

Independent · ages 10–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
21.8 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 31.6[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 32.2[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 31.1[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 31.7[8] 0%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
24.3% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 29.9%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 17.3%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 32.5%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 27.6%[13]

Ofsted

No published data for this school.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
10–19[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
650[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.woldinghamschool.co.uk[1]
District
Tandridge[14]
Postcode
CR3 7YA[1]
URN
125369[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
534 2024/25[15]
SEN support
27.2% 2024/25[15]
EHC plan
0% 2024/25[15]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[15]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The admissions contact details for Woldingham School include the provided URL, email, and phone number. 2026-10-14[16]
Occasional places
Occasional places are available in Year 8 (12+), Year 10 (14+), and Year 11 for the one-year pre-A Level course. 2026-10-14[17]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
They inspire pupils to be ambitious, encouraging them to think deeply and question ideas.[18]
Warmth
Leaders promote a caring and inclusive culture for pupils, underpinned by a Catholic ethos. This enables boarders to develop warm and positive relationships with each other.[18]
Pastoral care
Staff in the ‘wellbeing hub’ support pupils’ emotional and mental health needs. Pupils have regular one-to-one meetings with their tutors and are supported by counsellors when required[18]
Behaviour
Effective behaviour management contributes positively to pupils’ development and engagement. As a result, pupils are highly motivated, apply effort in individual and collaborative tasks and make good progress.[18]
Learning support
Staff are effectively trained to support pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with thoughtful and individualised strategies[18]
Enrichment
Pupils join astronomy, cookery and choreography clubs or sporting activities such as archery and ‘boxercise’.[18]
Pupil voice
Pupils help to shape their learning experiences in lessons and in the boarding houses. join leaders in activities such as lesson observation walks so that their perspectives can be understood[18]
Independence
Pupils are confident, articulate and independent. These opportunities help pupils in the sixth form to develop independence and responsibility[18]
Structure
The use of merits, commendations and group rewards reinforces positive behaviour across year groups. the implementation of a mobile phone-free environment[18]
Diversity
ensuring that pupils of all faiths and none feel part of the community and have the opportunity to practice their faith pupils from different faiths and backgrounds use a multi-faith room, including for prayer times during Ramadan[18]
Sport
By Year 9, there is an increased choice through a ‘multi-sport’ model which allows pupils to explore their personal interests. a choice of diverse activities such as yoga, racket sports, trail hiking, dance aerobics and fitness training[18]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. woldinghamschool.co.uk: woldinghamschool.co.uk — Admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Tel: +44 (0)1883 654206 Email: registrar@woldinghamschool.co.uk (p. 1)
  17. woldinghamschool.co.uk: woldinghamschool.co.uk — Admissions timeline. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Occasional places are available in 12+ (Year 8) and 14+ (Year 10) and students can also join in Year 11 for our one-year pre-A Level course. (p. 1)
  18. reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (19)
    By Year 9, there is an increased choice through a 'multi-sport' model which allows pupils to explore their personal interests (p. 10)
    a choice of diverse activities such as yoga, racket sports, trail hiking, dance aerobics and fitness training (p. 10)
    Leaders promote a caring and inclusive culture for pupils, underpinned by a Catholic ethos (p. 6)
    This enables boarders to develop warm and positive relationships with each other (p. 11)
    They inspire pupils to be ambitious, encouraging them to think deeply and question ideas (p. 3)
    Staff in the 'wellbeing hub' support pupils' emotional and mental health needs (p. 10)
    Pupils have regular one-to-one meetings with their tutors and are supported by counsellors when required (p. 10)
    Effective behaviour management contributes positively to pupils' development and engagement (p. 10)
    As a result, pupils are highly motivated, apply effort in individual and collaborative tasks and make good progress (p. 8)
    ensuring that pupils of all faiths and none feel part of the community and have the opportunity to practice their faith (p. 3)
    pupils from different faiths and backgrounds use a multi-faith room, including for prayer times during Ramadan (p. 10)
    The use of merits, commendations and group rewards reinforces positive behaviour across year groups (p. 10)
    the implementation of a mobile phone-free environment (p. 10)
    Pupils join astronomy, cookery and choreography clubs or sporting activities such as archery and 'boxercise' (p. 9)
    Pupils help to shape their learning experiences in lessons and in the boarding houses (p. 3)
    join leaders in activities such as lesson observation walks so that their perspectives can be understood (p. 6)
    Pupils are confident, articulate and independent (p. 6)
    These opportunities help pupils in the sixth form to develop independence and responsibility (p. 8)
    Staff are effectively trained to support pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with thoughtful and individualised strategies (p. 3)