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Guildford County School

SecondaryPost 16

Guildford · Guildford · GU2 4LU http://www.guildfordcounty.co.uk/

Pupils
1,170
cap. 1,187
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
22 Feb 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
17 Jan 2017
Full inspectionOutstanding
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12 Jun 2013
Full inspectionGood
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4 Jan 2013
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 1,515 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 4 (distance to school)

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
80%
-5pp
LA
74%
England
66%
85%82%79%
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GCSE 5+
65%
-8pp
LA
55%
England
46%
72%66%60%
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Attainment 8
54.8
-6.2
LA
51.4
England
46.8
61.057.954.8
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EBacc entry
84%
+43pp
LA
44%
England
41%
86%63%41%
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EBacc APS
9.4
-0.8
LA
9.5
England
7.7
10.29.38.4
'18'19'22'23'24'25

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

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.72
Well above average
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Sixth form

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

A-level APS
39.8
+3.4
LA
35.6
England
32.4
40.337.635.0
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A-level value added
+0.11
0
LA
+0.04
+0.5+0.3+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
37%
+23pp
LA
18%
England
14%
37%26%15%
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Average A-level grade
B
0
BB-C+
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.11
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

2% 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

Education53%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment31%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,190
cap. 1,187
1,2181,1311,044
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Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
LA AVG 17.75:1
18.817.616.3
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EAL
23%
LA AVG 13.22%
23%18%13%
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FSM eligible
9%
LA AVG 16.89%
16%12%9%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 17.9%
17%12%7%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
8%
England
9%
8%6%4%
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Persistent absence
17%
LA
20%
England
24%
20%15%9%
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Overview

AddressFarnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
Telephone01483504089
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£7817 spend / pupil£8087 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jan 2013 (was URN 125300)

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
2024/2580%65%54.8Not applicable84%9.4181
2023/2485%72%61.0+0.7241%10.2184
2022/2383%66%58.5+0.5341%9.5181
2021/2284%68%60.4+0.5147%9.7180
2018/1982%63%57.3+0.3886%8.7160
2017/1879%66%58.4+0.5457%8.4155
2016/1784%60%58.5+0.5255%156
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2584%
2023/2442%
2022/2341%
2021/2248%
2018/1987%
2017/1861%
2016/1759%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2539.8B+0.1137%162
2023/2436.5B-+0.1515%146
2022/2335.4B-19%146
2021/2240.3B27%138
2018/1936.3B-+0.2122%142
2017/1837.5B-+0.4627%130
2016/1735.0C++0.1920%121

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,19018.016%23%9%7%17%
2023/241,21818.116%22%9%8%20%
2022/231,20818.515%18%10%6%17%
2021/221,19218.817%17%10%7%17%
2020/211,14717.810%15%9%
2018/191,10717.27%12%15%5%11%
2017/181,05516.37%13%16%5%10%
2016/171,04416.37%12%15%4%9%

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