Hoe Valley School
| Established | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Type | Free school |
| Headteacher | Penelope Alford |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Students | 120 per year, 840 when full |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | Hoe Valley School |
Hoe Valley School is a new co-educational, comprehensive, secondary school in Woking, England. The school was established in 2014, and opened to year 7 students for the first time in September 2015. The school was established by local parents, education leaders and business people under the Free Schools programme primarily to serve the south Woking and surrounding area where students have not had access to places at other local schools.
Establishment of the School
In January 2014, the proposer group submitted an application to the Department for Education under the Free Schools programme for the establishment of a new secondary school to serve south Woking. Following a successful interview with the DfE in March, the proposal was approved to proceed to the 'pre-opening' phase in preparation for the school to open in September 2015.[1]
Admissions to the School
Applications to Hoe Valley School are managed through the Surrey County Council coordinated admissions process taking place during September and October each year, available at the link below.
School Location
The school opened in 2015 at a temporary site within the grounds of Woking Park on Kingfield Road. A planning application is currently pending approval for a new build site to be created on Egley Road, on the site of the old Woking Nursery.[2]
The Egley Road site is used for the purposes of calculating distance to the school for admissions.
References
- ↑ "New schools bring total number of free school places to 175,000". gov.uk. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Permanent Home Revealed for New Woking Free School". getsurrey.co.uk. 16 March 2015.
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