Woolmer Hill School
Academy converter in Haslemere, GU27 1QB, taking ages 11 to 16, 892 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 10.51 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Surrey school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 10.51 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Woolmer Hill School: 10.51 miles, 2026/27 Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School: 1.76 miles, 2026/27, published by Surrey
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Woolmer Hill School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Surrey. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Surrey, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Woolmer Hill School and Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School admitted from 1.76 miles in 2026/27, published by Surrey. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 10.51 and 1.76 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Surrey, 46 of 264 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (17.4%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Woolmer Hill School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelsdale Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.54 mi 2025/26 | 0.9 mi |
| Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.76 mi 2026/27 | 2.7 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 892 pupils in 810 places (110% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Surrey |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 15 March 2023. Ungraded inspection, March 2023: school remains Good |
| Attainment 8 | 56.9 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.88 |
| 2022/23 | +0.46 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Woolmer Hill School
| Girls and boys | 49.1% girls, 50.9% boys |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 11.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Woolmer Hill School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 0.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 61.0% |
| Further education college | 17.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% |
| Employment | 4.8% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 6.2% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of Woolmer Hill School
Cheapest district inside the 10.51 miles: GU35, median £377,000. Dearest: GU10, £750,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| GU35 | East Hampshire | 4.7 mi | £377,000 139 sales |
| GU9 | Waverley | 8.9 mi | £419,950 99 sales |
| GU30 | East Hampshire | 2.7 mi | £430,000 98 sales |
| GU33 | East Hampshire | 6.8 mi | £440,000 81 sales |
| GU7 | Waverley | 8.9 mi | £500,000 68 sales |
| GU8 | Waverley | 5.9 mi | £525,000 52 sales |
| GU31 | Chichester | 9.4 mi | £580,000 20 sales |
| GU26 | East Hampshire | 1.5 mi | £590,500 83 sales |
| GU28 | Chichester | 8.6 mi | £635,000 7 sales |
| GU27 | Waverley | 1.4 mi | £640,000 85 sales |
| GU10 | Waverley | 7.5 mi | £750,000 86 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 10.51 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Woolmer Hill School by bus
Best-served stop: Dolphin Close, 0.4 mi away, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:29, last 19:04.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolmer Hill School | 65 yd | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 471, 71 |
| Hatchetts Drive | 0.2 mi | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 71 |
| Dolphin Close | 0.4 mi | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 71, 471 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Woolmer Hill School?
Woolmer Hill School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 10.51 miles away, per Surrey.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Woolmer Hill School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 10.51 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 110% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Woolmer Hill School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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