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The Bishop Wand Church of England School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 52 51.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
51.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
55.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
16.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.40 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 53.9[6] 61.4%[6]
2023/24 53.1[4] 58.2%[4] +0.40[4]
2022/23 51.7[7] 50%[7] +0.24[7]
2021/22 52.6[8] 56%[8] +0.06[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
7.4% 2024/25[3]
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 C-[10] 4.2%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 11.6%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 14.1%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 8.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
44% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
14% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
32% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[14]
Employment
2% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 41%[15] 6%[15] 42%[15] 4%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 46%[16] 10%[16] 33%[16] 3%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 45%[17] 11%[17] 38%[17] 2%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 97%[18] 47%[18] 3%[18] 39%[18] 6%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
52% 2022/23[19]
Education
55% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
7% 2022/23[19]
Employment
24% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[20] 70%[20] 70%[20] 3%[20] 21%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 60%[21] 64%[21] 7%[21] 23%[21]
2019/20 90%[22] 56%[22] 64%[22] 7%[22] 19%[22]
2018/19 88%[23] 52%[23] 56%[23] 6%[23] 25%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
82% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
19% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
25% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 67%[26] 22%[26]
2019/20 68%[25] 23%[25] 25%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 63%[27] 18%[27] 18%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 71%[28] 16%[28] 6%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
10 Mar 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
17 May 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
2 Feb 2022[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
24 Jan 2017[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.5 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
748 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
282 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
211 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 753[32] 285[32] 211[32] 3.6[32] 1.4[32]
Entry Sept 2024 732[32] 286[32] 212[32] 3.5[32] 1.3[32]
Entry Sept 2023 693[32] 223[32] 210[32] 3.3[32] 1.1[32]
Entry Sept 2022 639[32] 216[32] 206[32] 3.1[32] 1.0[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1005[1]
Trust
INSTANTER LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.bishopwand.surrey.sch.uk[1]
District
Spelthorne[33]
Postcode
TW16 6LT[1]
URN
138491[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1200 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
6.8% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
12.8% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
3.3% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
7.4% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
71%[35]
Mixed
8.2%[35]
Asian
9.9%[35]
Black
5.5%[35]
Any other ethnic group
0.9%[35]
Unclassified
4.5%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    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.
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    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.
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