The Bishop David Brown School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

SurreyLocal Authority

WokingConstituency

GU21 5RFPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Bishop David Brown School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Surrey, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 790 pupils. The Bishop David Brown School is part of Unity Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

37%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

790

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 790
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Unity Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.