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Guildford County School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 59 59.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
59.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
72% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
25.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.72 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 54.8[6] 64.6%[6]
2023/24 61[4] 72.3%[4] +0.72[4]
2022/23 58.5[7] 66%[7] +0.53[7]
2021/22 60.4[8] 68%[8] +0.51[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 B-[10]
2022/23 B-[11]
2021/22 B[12]
2018/19 B-[13]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
22 Feb 2023[14]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[14]
Report published
26 Apr 2023[14]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[14]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[14]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
17 Jan 2017[15] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[15] Outstanding[15]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.6 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Applications (any preference)
782 Entry Sept 2026[16]
First preferences
237 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Places offered
171 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 757[16] 226[16] 172[16] 4.4[16]
Entry Sept 2024 864[16] 268[16] 172[16] 5.0[16]
Entry Sept 2023 861[16] 266[16] 171[16] 5.0[16]
Entry Sept 2022 892[16] 310[16] 176[16] 5.1[16]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[17]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1187[1]
Trust
LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
http://www.guildfordcounty.co.uk/[1]
District
Guildford[18]
Postcode
GU2 4LU[1]
URN
139193[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1190 2024/25[19]
English as an additional language
22.9% 2024/25[19]
SEN support
12.4% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
3.5% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
8.9% 2024/25[19]

Practicalities

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2016/17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. guildfordcounty.reactfiles.co.uk: guildfordcounty.reactfiles.co.uk — GCS Admissions Policy 2027-2028 approved (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    The closing date for secondary applications is 31st October 2026. (p. 2)
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.