Hoe Bridge School Old Woking

[orangutanhihio]

Hi, I am looking for a school for dd in the Woking area. I've heard good things about Hoe Bridge, but my reservation is that it's third-thirds boys? Dd is an only child and quite girly, so I'm not sure about the lack of girls....

However from what I can see the setting looks lovely and I've booked to view the school. My other question would be whether the school has good success at getting girls into great senior schools? For example I like Guildford High School for seniors. Any thoughts or experience much appreciated!

Sorry that should say two-thirds boys...

It gets a few into GHS each year but isn't massively academic. It is meant to be a great prep in terms of grounds and it has much more of a traditional prep 'feel' than the town schools.
Given what you have said about your DD and your aspirations for her, I'd also look at Halstead, Rowan girls' Esher, St Cats Bramley, Milbourne Lodge (although think that is quite boy heavy), St Hilary's Godalming
Have you thought of GHS junior school itself? It is a wonderfully buzzing, safe haven for bright girls with loads of opportunity due to being on the GHS site and a small caring feel... and cuts out 11+ worry!

Oh if you consider all girls schools what about Halsted? I know a girls from there who went to GHS and her father raved about it.

Halstead, St Andrews and Hoe Bridge are all good schools and whilst non selective provide ample opportunity to move onto selective schools including GHS if that's right for your DD. Halstead being all girls has the biggest focus on competitive entry at 11+ - but depends what you are looking for

Thanks! We've visited Halstead and liked the small classes and the girls seemed happy, plus their results at age 11 were very good, with lots of success getting into good senior school, scholarships etc.

I would like GHS for juniors, however living in Old Woking I've been told the school run commutes would be very time consuming, so if there's a good local junior school then life would be much easier

We're visiting Hoe Bridge in two weeks time.

I would recommend St Andrews over Hoe Bridge. I know some parents that have been happy with HB but some not to happy. It is more pressurised than St A. St A is more nurturing and slightly smaller. Probably the same boy girl ratio though. I've heard good things about Halstead