Schools in Guildford[1]

Local authority district E07000209 · 64 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 84 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 1 (1%)[4]
second 20%: 7 (8%)[4]
middle 20%: 13 (15%)[4]
fourth 20%: 18 (21%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 45 (54%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	1%[4]	14%[4]	14%[4]	24%[4]	46%[4]
Employment	1%[4]	7%[4]	14%[4]	15%[4]	62%[4]
Education and skills	10%[4]	8%[4]	7%[4]	13%[4]	62%[4]
Health and disability	0%[4]	11%[4]	11%[4]	10%[4]	69%[4]
Crime	6%[4]	17%[4]	15%[4]	26%[4]	36%[4]
Housing and services	17%[4]	18%[4]	26%[4]	25%[4]	14%[4]
Living environment	5%[4]	15%[4]	23%[4]	32%[4]	25%[4]
Children in low-income families	2%[4]	10%[4]	18%[4]	24%[4]	46%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 66.3% of 55,757 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 44.1% of 119,364 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 19.8% of 119,354 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ash Manor School	11–16[2]	A8 52 2025/26[8]
Christ's College, Guildford	11–16[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8]
George Abbot School	11–18[2]	A8 60 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Guildford County School	11–18[2]	A8 59 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Howard of Effingham School	11–18[2]	A8 57 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Kings College Guildford	11–16[2]	A8 47 2025/26[8]
St Peter's Catholic School	11–18[2]	A8 62 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Surrey Maths School	16–19[2]

Primary schools (36)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Boxgrove Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Burpham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School	4–7[2]
Clandon CofE Aided Primary School	5–10[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
Guildford Grove Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Holly Lodge Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School	4–7[2]
Merrow Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Normandy Village School	4–11[2]	KS2 85% 2024/25[10]
Northmead Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Onslow Infant School	5–7[2]
Peaslake Free School	4–7[2]
Pewley Down Infant School	4–7[2]
Pirbright Village Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Puttenham CofE Infant School	5–7[2]
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School	7–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Sandfield Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Send CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Shalford Infant School	2–7[2]
Shawfield Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Shere CofE Aided Infant School	2–7[2]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
St Lawrence Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School	5–7[2]
St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery	2–8[2]
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Stoughton Infant School	3–7[2]
The Raleigh School	4–11[2]	KS2 100% 2024/25[10]
Tillingbourne Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Walsh CofE Infant School	5–7[2]
Walsh CofE Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 25% 2024/25[10]
Weyfield Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Wood Street Infant School and Nursery	4–7[2]
Worplesdon Primary School	4–11[2]

Independent schools (10)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aldro	3–13[2]
Cranmore	2–16[2]
Glenesk School	2–7[2]
Guildford High School	4–19[2]	AL A+ 2024/25[9]
Prior's Field School	11–20[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]
Ripley Court School	2–11[2]
Royal Grammar School Guildford	3–18[2]	AL A 2024/25[9]
Rydes Hill Preparatory School	2–7[2]
St Teresa's School	4–18[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Tormead School	4–18[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aurora Poppyfield School	11–16[2]
Bramley Oak Academy	5–11[2]
Castle Garden School	5–18[2]
Elysian, West Horsley	11–17[2]
Gosden House School	4–16[2]
Knowl Hill School	7–16[2]
Pond Meadow School	2–19[2]
The Hope Service	11–18[2]
Wey Valley College	5–16[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Guildford Nursery School	2–5[2]

Sources

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Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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