Hinchley Wood School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Hinchley Wood School
Address: Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood
Town/City: Esher
County: Surrey
Postcode: KT10 0AQ
Telephone Number: 02 0839 7161
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Hinchley Wood School

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Ms Maria Cachia Miss Lucy Macdonald
Capacity: 1113
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1422 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 128% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 6.7%

SEN Provisions

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Location and administration

URN: 137855
DfE Number: 936/5416
UKPRN: 10036419
UPRN: 100062355799
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Elmbridge (E07000207)
Constituency: Esher and Walton (E14001230)
Electoral Ward: Hinchley Wood and Weston Green (E05011078)

Easting & Northing: 516190E, 165715N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 22' 45.27" N 0° 19' 54.35" W
Plus Code: 9C3X9MH9+M7

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Hinchley Wood Primary School (0.1km)
  2. Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School (1.0km)
  3. Woodstock House School (1.0km)
  4. Thames Ditton Junior School (1.0km)
  5. Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School (1.1km)
  6. Weston Green Preparatory School (1.2km)
  7. Esher Sixth Form College (1.3km)
  8. Thames Ditton Infant School (1.5km)
  9. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton (1.6km)
  10. Shrewsbury House School (1.8km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Dr Toyin Baikie - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 March 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 March 2029.
  • Mr Darren Barber - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 December 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 19 December 2029.
  • Mr Richard Burrows - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 May 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 3 May 2029.
  • Ms Maria Teresa Cachia - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 October 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Philip James Hall - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 March 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 27 March 2027.
  • Prof Tiziana Leone - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 September 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 19 September 2028.
  • Miss Lucy Victoria MacDonald - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 October 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Graeme Morphew - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 March 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 9 March 2030.
  • Mrs Sally Nestor - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 February 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 9 February 2026.
  • Ms Lucy Richardson - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mrs Emma Jane Rising - Local Governor. Appointed on 30 March 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 29 March 2026.
  • Ms Karen Walker - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 December 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 2 December 2025.
  • Ms Karen Walker - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 December 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 3 December 2029.
  • Dr Caroline Whitehouse - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 10 November 2026.