The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Woking, South East GU21 8TL · Surrey
#229 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#1118 of 4,090 nationally
About The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College is a local authority secondary located in Woking, in the Surrey local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,439 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 67.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 229th of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (73th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (65th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,439; capacity filled 95.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 71%; ebacc average points 4.35.
There are 36 schools in Woking; The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College ranks 10th of 32 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)48.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)48.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)19%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,439
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 19%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 95.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 48.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 48.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 71%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.35
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St John's Primary School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
248 students · 484 m away
The Hermitage Infant School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
234 students · 552 m away
The Hermitage Junior School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
294 students · 597 m away
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
216 students · 656 m away
Beaufort Primary School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
469 students · 1.1 km away
Knaphill Junior School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
262 students · 1.6 km away
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
487 students · 1.6 km away
Knaphill Infant School and Nursery
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
178 students · 1.7 km away
Goldsworth Primary School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
624 students · 1.8 km away
Horsell CofE Junior School
Woking · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
354 students · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Oriel High School
Crawley · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,441 students
Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,443 students
Garth Hill College
Bracknell · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,452 students
The Grange School
Aylesbury · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,418 students
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,416 students
Alderwood School
Aldershot · Local authority all-through · Ages 4–16
1,471 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College a good school?
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College has a Success Index (England) of 67.8 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #229 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College rank in South East?
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College ranks #229 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #1118 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College?
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College had 1,439 students in 2025.
Is The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College a primary school or a secondary school?
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.