Guildford County School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
87
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,170
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,187 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
166 of 226 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
757
Total applications
4.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 226 | 166 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 222 | 6 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 199 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 110 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 757 | 172 | 23% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Smith
- Address
- Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
- Phone
- 01483504089
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- St Nicolas · Guildford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139193
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
1,170 pupils · 1,187 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 924 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.49 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 84% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 151 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 180 | 23% | 62% | 77% | |
| Mathematics | 179 | 41% | 77% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 25% | 65% | 81% | |
| History | 135 | 40% | 58% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 125 | 22% | 54% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 79 | 22% | 33% | 38% | |
| Business | 57 | 21% | 49% | 70% | |
| Biology | 51 | 59% | 90% | 96% | |
| Physics | 51 | 59% | 92% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 51 | 61% | 84% | 94% | |
| French | 50 | 30% | 72% | 76% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 32% | 57% | 72% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 67 | 36% | 75% | 87% | |
| Biology | 34 | 15% | 50% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 33 | 15% | 58% | 79% | |
| Psychology | 33 | 12% | 18% | 33% | |
| Physics | 32 | 13% | 44% | 72% | |
| History | 29 | 7% | 31% | 55% | |
| Sociology | 28 | 7% | 21% | 46% | |
| Economics | 27 | 11% | 22% | 59% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 25 | 44% | 68% | 92% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 12% | 65% | |
| Geography | 16 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 17% | 33% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12880: Guildford County School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 12 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 37% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 39% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.