Hinchley Wood School
Claygate Lane, Esher, KT10 0AQ
1,422 pupils · 128% of 1,113 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 October 2023, published 19 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 64.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 81.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 89% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.48 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 300 | 675 | 203 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 209 | 331 | 693 | 209 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 206 | 265 | 602 | 206 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 205 | 293 | 676 | 205 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 211 | 300 | 715 | 211 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 204 | 312 | 672 | 204 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 214 | 302 | 720 | 214 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 215 | 327 | 713 | 215 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Southborough High School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form 2.6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Esher Church of England High School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chessington School 2.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre 3.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Epsom and Ewell High School 4.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.