80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
65%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
54.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
84%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
940.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,190
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Guildford County School · Secondary with sixth form · Surrey
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
-5pp
85%82%80%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
65%
-8pp
72%68%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
Attainment 8
54.8
-6.2
61.057.954.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54.8
EBacc entry
84%
+43pp
86%63%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
EBacc APS
940.9
-77.2
1018.1942.7867.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 940.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
39.8
+3.4
40.337.935.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.8
A-level value added
+0.11
0
+0.5+0.3+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
37%
+23pp
37%26%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Average A-level grade
B
0
BBB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,190
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
Local authority
Surrey
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 80% | 65% | 54.8 | Not applicable | 84% | 940.9 | 84% | 1,190 |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 72% | 61.0 | +0.72 | 41% | 1018.1 | 42% | 1,218 |
| 2022/23 | 83% | 66% | 58.5 | +0.53 | 41% | 948.3 | 41% | 1,208 |
| 2021/22 | 84% | 68% | 60.4 | +0.51 | 47% | 974.0 | 48% | 1,192 |
| 2018/19 | 82% | 63% | 57.3 | +0.38 | 86% | 867.3 | 87% | 1,107 |
| 2017/18 | 79% | 66% | 58.4 | +0.54 | 57% | 841.5 | 61% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 84% | 60% | 58.5 | +0.52 | 55% | — | 59% | 1,044 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | B | +0.11 | 37% | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 36.5 | B- | +0.15 | 15% | 146 |
| 2022/23 | 35.4 | B- | — | 19% | 146 |
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | B | — | 27% | 138 |
| 2018/19 | 36.3 | B- | +0.21 | 22% | 142 |
| 2017/18 | 37.5 | B- | +0.46 | 27% | 130 |
| 2016/17 | 35.0 | C+ | +0.19 | 20% | 121 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,190 | 18.0 | 16% | 23% | 9% | 7% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 1,218 | 18.1 | 16% | 22% | 9% | 8% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,208 | 18.5 | 15% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 1,192 | 18.8 | 17% | 17% | 10% | 7% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 1,147 | 17.8 | 10% | 15% | 9% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,107 | 17.2 | 7% | 12% | 15% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,055 | 16.3 | 7% | 13% | 16% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 1,044 | 16.3 | 7% | 12% | 15% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.