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George Abbot School

SecondaryPost 16

Guildford · Guildford · GU1 1XX www.georgeabbot.surrey.sch.uk

Pupils
1,927
cap. 1,940
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
4 Feb 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
10 Dec 2019
Full inspectionGood
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14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 2,971 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 6 (any other applicant)

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Surrey allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Guildford. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
85%
+3pp
LA
74%
England
66%
86%83%79%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
69%
+1pp
LA
55%
England
46%
69%63%58%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
58.2
+1.5
LA
51.4
England
46.8
58.356.354.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
76%
+2pp
LA
44%
England
41%
76%46%17%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
16.3
+0.5
LA
9.5
England
7.7
16.315.114.0
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
93%
Would recommend
90%
Responses
354
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

93%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

93%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

89%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

19%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

86%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

61%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

91%

Q9. My child does well at this school

90%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

88%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

98%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

96%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

86%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

90%

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.54
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
37.5
+2.0
LA
35.6
England
32.4
41.337.333.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.21
0
LA
+0.04
+0.3+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
-6pp
LA
18%
England
14%
32%25%18%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BB-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.21
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

97%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education93%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment2%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

88%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education66%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment21%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,938
cap. 1,940
2,0151,9651,914
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
LA AVG 17.75:1
19.017.916.8
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
16%
LA AVG 13.22%
16%13%10%
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FSM eligible
10%
LA AVG 16.89%
11%9%7%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 17.9%
21%17%13%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
8%
England
9%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
17%
LA
20%
England
24%
20%15%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressWoodruff Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1XX
Telephone01483888000
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7083 spend / pupil£7460 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jul 2011 (was URN 125265)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2585%69%58.2Not applicable76%16.3299
2023/2482%68%56.7+0.5474%15.8299
2022/2384%65%58.1+0.6271%16.0299
2021/2286%66%58.3+0.4158%15.8298
2018/1979%58%54.4+0.4647%14.4298
2017/1882%61%55.1+0.4317%14.0298
2016/1784%67%56.9+0.4340%294
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2577%
2023/2475%
2022/2376%
2021/2263%
2018/1963%
2017/1833%
2016/1760%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2537.5B-+0.2118%230
2023/2435.5B-+0.2223%221
2022/2336.6B-21%217
2021/2241.3B32%218
2018/1937.6B-+0.2423%263
2017/1834.9C++0.3023%255
2016/1733.2C++0.0622%240

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,93817.621%16%10%7%17%
2023/241,93817.219%15%9%7%20%
2022/231,93216.917%14%9%7%17%
2021/221,91416.814%13%8%7%20%
2020/211,93417.313%11%7%
2018/191,97317.213%10%9%5%9%
2017/182,01517.617%10%10%5%12%
2016/171,98619.016%10%11%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.