Woking Central

Summary

Woking Central (E02006463) is part of Surrey local authority (view on map). Woking Central has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Woking Central neighbours Horsell, Sheerwater, Goldsworth Park, Maybury Hill & Pyrford South, Hook Heath, and Old Woking & Westfield.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Woking Central is the 89th least deprived area in Surrey (out of 151) with 20% of children living in low-income families, compared to 20% across Surrey and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Woking Central, 12% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 16% in Surrey and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Woking Central % in Surrey % in England
Eligible for free school meals 12% 16% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 88% 84% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Woking Central, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Surrey, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Woking Central % in Surrey % in England
No special educational needs 84% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Woking Central, 44% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 26% in Surrey, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Woking Central % in Surrey % in England
White 54% 75% 67%
Asian 25% 10% 14%
Black 6% 3% 7%
Mixed 11% 9% 7%
Other 3% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Woking Central with English as an additional language is 41%, compared with 16% in Surrey, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Woking Central % in Surrey % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 41% 16% 22%
Known or believed to be English 59% 84% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Woking Central has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Woking Central
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Woking Central since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Woking Central has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Woking Central
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 1

There have been no inspections of schools in Woking Central since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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