Old Woking & Westfield

Summary

Old Woking & Westfield (E02006466) is part of Surrey local authority (view on map). Old Woking & Westfield has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 23% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Old Woking & Westfield neighbours West Clandon & Send, Maybury Hill & Pyrford South, Woking Central, Hook Heath, and Mayford & Brookwood.

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  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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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

Old Woking & Westfield is the 140th least deprived area in Surrey (out of 151) with 34% 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 Old Woking & Westfield, 27% 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 Old Woking & Westfield % in Surrey % in England
Eligible for free school meals 27% 16% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 73% 84% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Old Woking & Westfield, 23% 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.

8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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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 Old Woking & Westfield % in Surrey % in England
No special educational needs 77% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Old Woking & Westfield, 35% 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 Old Woking & Westfield % in Surrey % in England
White 63% 75% 67%
Asian 18% 10% 14%
Black 4% 3% 7%
Mixed 10% 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 Old Woking & Westfield with English as an additional language is 26%, 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 Old Woking & Westfield % in Surrey % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 26% 16% 22%
Known or believed to be English 74% 84% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Old Woking & Westfield has 23 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Old Woking & Westfield
All childcare providers 23
Childminders 16
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

In Old Woking & Westfield, there have been 2 full inspections of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Old Woking & Westfield. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 1 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 2 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 2 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 2 0 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 1 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 2 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Old Woking & Westfield has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Old Woking & Westfield
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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