St John the Baptist School, Woking

St John the Baptist School is a coeducational Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Woking, Surrey, England. The school was one of the first 100 designated teaching schools in the UK.

Type: School
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: voluntary aided comprehensive school in Woking, Surrey, England
Also known as: “St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School”
Address: Elmbridge Lane, Woking, GU22 9AL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include White Rose Lane and Kingfield Stadium.

White Rose Lane

Nature reserve

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

White Rose Lane is a 3.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Woking in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Woking Borough Council. This site is damp alder woodland in two areas on the north bank of the Hoe Stream.

Kingfield Stadium

Stadium

Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingfield Stadium, currently known as The Laithwaite Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the Kingfield area of Woking, Surrey, and is the home of Woking Football Club which has a capacity of approximately 6,000, of which 2,500 are seated on grandstands. Kingfield Stadium is situated 2,800 feet west of St John the Baptist School, Woking.

Woking Park

Park

Photo: David Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woking Park is a large park and leisure complex in Woking, Surrey, operated and maintained by Woking Borough Council. The park is in the Hoe Valley and will be affected by the Hoe Valley Scheme. Woking Park is situated 2,300 feet west of St John the Baptist School, Woking.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Woking and Westfield.

Old Woking

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Woking is a ward and the original settlement of the town and borough of Woking, Surrey, about 1.3 miles southeast of the modern town centre. It is bounded by the Hoe Stream to the north and the River Wey to the south and between Kingfield to the west and farmland to the east.

Westfield

Suburb

Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westfield is an area in Woking borough, Surrey. Westfield marks the southern boundary of Woking altering from English archetypal suburban homes in the north to semi-rural homes, smallholdings, small woodlands and fields in the south, where it abuts areas of London's Metropolitan Green Belt.