Guildford County School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Guildford · GU2 4LU · Surrey
Ages 11–18
- Att861.0
- P80.7
- EM5+72%
- Absence7.5%
1.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 141200
Kings College Guildford
Academy sponsor led · Guildford · GU2 8DU
Ages 11–16 · 593 pupils · Surrey
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
46.7
Overall absence
10.1%
Admissions demand
0.78 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-07-07
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.02
−20+2
Attainment 846.7
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+64%
EBacc entry17%
EBacc APS: 4.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.2%
Unauthorised5.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 559
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.78 · Often has places
1st preferences
92
Places offered
121
1st-preference offers
85
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 270
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 121
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
593 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 593
- Boys / girls
- 285 / 308
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 593 / 600 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- FSM pupils
- 165
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alastair McKenzie
Location
- Address
- Southway
- Postcode
- GU2 8DU
- Town
- Guildford
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Surrey
- District
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Guildford, Surrey, 593 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 28.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Christ's College, Guildford
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Guildford · GU1 1JY · Surrey
Ages 11–16
- Att847.9
- P80.0
- EM5+44%
- Absence9.2%
1.4 miles away
George Abbot School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Guildford · GU1 1XX · Surrey
Ages 11–18
- Att856.7
- P80.5
- EM5+68%
- Absence7.3%
2.6 miles away
New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Alastair McKenzie
- Telephone
- 01483615100