Guildford County School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 23 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 139193
- Address
- Farnham Road, GU2 4LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1218 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 63.5%
Other White 10%
Mixed 6.3%
Chinese 5.7%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other 2.9%
Indian 2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
African 1.1%
Irish 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.53
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.5
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.24
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 180 |
Admissions
Guildford County School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 275
- 3rd preference
- 217
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 99 86 |
| Year 8 | 183 95 88 |
| Year 9 | 184 90 94 |
| Year 10 | 180 90 90 |
| Year 11 | 184 104 80 |
| Year 12 | 163 79 84 |
| Year 13 | 139 78 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 40.0% 24.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 35.0% 21.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |