What did Ofsted judge The Bishop David Brown School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Bishop David Brown School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Bishop David Brown School?

The Bishop David Brown School has 790 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Bishop David Brown School take?

The Bishop David Brown School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is The Bishop David Brown School located?

The Bishop David Brown School is located in Woking, GU21 5RF, Surrey.

How do I apply to The Bishop David Brown School?

The Bishop David Brown School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Bishop David Brown School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Bishop David Brown School was 2.46 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Bishop David Brown School?

When The Bishop David Brown School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or medical need, relating to the child or parent/carer, supported by evidence from a professional (doctor/consultant for medical; social worker, health visitor, housing officer, police or probation officer for social). Common medical conditions/allergies and routine child-minding arrangements would not normally qualify; 3. Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Requires a Supplementary Information Form, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each priority, where there are more applicants than places available, priority is given to children who live nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from the address point of the student's home (Ordnance Survey) to the nearest school gate, using Surrey County Council's Geographical Information System. Where two or more children share a priority (e.g. the same distance), the school will draw lots. If the school has one place to offer and the next child on the waiting list is one of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, the school will offer them all a place, even if this means temporarily exceeding the published admission number.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Bishop David Brown School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37% of pupils at The Bishop David Brown School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Bishop David Brown School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How close did you need to live?

2.46miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at The Bishop David Brown School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school.
2Social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or medical need, relating to the child or parent/carer, supported by evidence from a professional (doctor/consultant for medical; social worker, health visitor, housing officer, police or probation officer for social). Common medical conditions/allergies and routine child-minding arrangements would not normally qualify.
3Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Requires a Supplementary Information Form.
4Sibling — Priority will next be given to children with siblings who are still on roll at the school at the time of admission. A sibling of the same parents will be considered a brother or sister whether living at the same address or not; fostered, adopted, step and half brothers/sisters living at the same address are also classed as siblings.
5Distance — Priority will then be given to remaining applicants based on the distance they live from the school, with children living nearest having higher priority.

If two applications tie: Within each priority, where there are more applicants than places available, priority is given to children who live nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from the address point of the student's home (Ordnance Survey) to the nearest school gate, using Surrey County Council's Geographical Information System. Where two or more children share a priority (e.g. the same distance), the school will draw lots. If the school has one place to offer and the next child on the waiting list is one of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, the school will offer them all a place, even if this means temporarily exceeding the published admission number.

All children whose EHC plan names the school are admitted before any other places are allocated, ahead of the numbered criteria. SOURCE DATE INCONSISTENCY: the document's own header table states 'Effective Date: September 2026', which conflicts with its title ('Admissions Policy 2027-28') and its stated application closing date of 31 October 2026 (which, under the standard national admissions timetable, corresponds to September 2027 entry, not September 2026); cohort_start_year is set to 2027 here on that basis. Separately, the waiting-list closing date is printed as '31st August 20287', evidently a typo for 31 August 2028.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Bishop David Brown School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Bishop David Brown School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Bishop David Brown School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Bishop David Brown School?: The Bishop David Brown School has 790 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Bishop David Brown School take?: The Bishop David Brown School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Bishop David Brown School located?: The Bishop David Brown School is located in Woking, GU21 5RF, Surrey.
How do I apply to The Bishop David Brown School?: The Bishop David Brown School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Bishop David Brown School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Bishop David Brown School was 2.46 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Bishop David Brown School?: When The Bishop David Brown School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or medical need, relating to the child or parent/carer, supported by evidence from a professional (doctor/consultant for medical; social worker, health visitor, housing officer, police or probation officer for social). Common medical conditions/allergies and routine child-minding arrangements would not normally qualify; 3. Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Requires a Supplementary Information Form, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each priority, where there are more applicants than places available, priority is given to children who live nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from the address point of the student's home (Ordnance Survey) to the nearest school gate, using Surrey County Council's Geographical Information System. Where two or more children share a priority (e.g. the same distance), the school will draw lots. If the school has one place to offer and the next child on the waiting list is one of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, the school will offer them all a place, even if this means temporarily exceeding the published admission number.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Bishop David Brown School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37% of pupils at The Bishop David Brown School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at The Bishop David Brown School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school.
2Social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or medical need, relating to the child or parent/carer, supported by evidence from a professional (doctor/consultant for medical; social worker, health visitor, housing officer, police or probation officer for social). Common medical conditions/allergies and routine child-minding arrangements would not normally qualify.
3Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Requires a Supplementary Information Form.
4Sibling — Priority will next be given to children with siblings who are still on roll at the school at the time of admission. A sibling of the same parents will be considered a brother or sister whether living at the same address or not; fostered, adopted, step and half brothers/sisters living at the same address are also classed as siblings.
5Distance — Priority will then be given to remaining applicants based on the distance they live from the school, with children living nearest having higher priority.

The Bishop David Brown School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Bishop David Brown School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Bishop David Brown School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Bishop David Brown School?: The Bishop David Brown School has 790 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Bishop David Brown School take?: The Bishop David Brown School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Bishop David Brown School located?: The Bishop David Brown School is located in Woking, GU21 5RF, Surrey.
How do I apply to The Bishop David Brown School?: The Bishop David Brown School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Bishop David Brown School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Bishop David Brown School was 2.46 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Bishop David Brown School?: When The Bishop David Brown School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or medical need, relating to the child or parent/carer, supported by evidence from a professional (doctor/consultant for medical; social worker, health visitor, housing officer, police or probation officer for social). Common medical conditions/allergies and routine child-minding arrangements would not normally qualify; 3. Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application, or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Requires a Supplementary Information Form, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each priority, where there are more applicants than places available, priority is given to children who live nearest the school. Distance is measured in a straight line from the address point of the student's home (Ordnance Survey) to the nearest school gate, using Surrey County Council's Geographical Information System. Where two or more children share a priority (e.g. the same distance), the school will draw lots. If the school has one place to offer and the next child on the waiting list is one of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, the school will offer them all a place, even if this means temporarily exceeding the published admission number.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Bishop David Brown School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37% of pupils at The Bishop David Brown School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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