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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 17 January 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry782 applications · 171 places offered · 237 named it first
- 2026 4.6; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2025 4.4; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2024 5.0; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2023 5.0; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2022 5.1; Surrey median median 2.7
- 2021 5.1; Surrey median median 2.3
- 2020 5.1; Surrey median median 2.5
- 2019 5.1; Surrey median median 2.3
- 2018 4.1; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2017 4.0; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2016 4.3; Surrey median median 2.6
- 2015 4.6; Surrey median median 2.4
- 2014 4.3; Surrey median median 2.5
- This school
- Surrey median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 171 | 782 | 4.6 | 237 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 | 757 | 4.4 | 226 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2024 | 172 | 864 | 5.0 | 268 | 1.56 |
| Sep 2023 | 171 | 861 | 5.0 | 266 | 1.56 |
| Sep 2022 | 176 | 892 | 5.1 | 310 | 1.76 |
| Sep 2021 | 174 | 885 | 5.1 | 309 | 1.78 |
| Sep 2020 | 173 | 874 | 5.1 | 310 | 1.79 |
| Sep 2019 | 179 | 919 | 5.1 | 347 | 1.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 176 | 719 | 4.1 | 250 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 722 | 4.0 | 236 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2016 | 159 | 686 | 4.3 | 218 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2015 | 156 | 716 | 4.6 | 208 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2014 | 158 | 673 | 4.3 | 181 | 1.15 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 182 | 59.2 | 72% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 181 | 54.8 | 65% | 80% | – |
| 2023/24 | 184 | 61.0 | 72% | 85% | +0.72 |
| 2022/23 | 181 | 58.5 | 66% | 83% | +0.53 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Guildford County SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20234.6applications per place 59.2Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · SurreyRemains Good20242.3applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · SurreyGood20221.7applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · SurreyImproved significantly20252.7applications per place 60.4Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · SurreyOutstanding20243.5applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · SurreyRemains Good20232.7applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · SurreyGraded · no overall grade20253.8applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · SurreyGraded · no overall grade20253.3applications per place 60.5Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · SurreyRemains Good20231.7applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139193 · 936/5400
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,187 pupils · 1,170 on roll
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 January 2013
- Replaced
- Guildford County School (URN 125300)
- Address
- Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources