Fernways School
Fernways School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 51 pupils, 1 more than it has places for.
Hatton Hill, Windlesham, GU20 6AB01276 402131kedlestongroup.com/schools/fernwaysMrs Nikeisha Webb-Hardy headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
10 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 10 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 12.3 | 50.6 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 54% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 30% | 73% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.80 | 4.54 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 44% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 51 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 10 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windlesham Village Infant School | Academy | 420 m | 68 | Good 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| Hall Grove School | Independent | 0.6 miles | 451 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery | Academy | 1.3 miles | 199 | Good 2022 | 24 | Compare |
| Valley End CofE Infant School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 163 | No overall grade 2024 | 100 | Compare |
| Connaught Junior School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 470 | Outstanding 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Lightwater Village Junior School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 183 | Good 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| Bagshot Infant School | Council | 1.6 miles | 147 | Good 2023 | 16 | Compare |
| Charters School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,707 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Fernways School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Fernways School yet.
How good are Fernways School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 12.3, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Fernways School have?
51 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 102% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hatton Hill, Windlesham, GU20 6AB
- Telephone
- 01276 402131
- Website
- www.kedlestongroup.com/schools/fernways
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikeisha Webb-Hardy
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Windlesham & Chobham
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 August 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148631 · LAESTAB 9366051 · UKPRN 10094360
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.