Guildford County School is a secondary school located in Guildford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
Website: http://www.guildfordcounty.co.uk/
Telephone: 01483504089
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139193

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1187
Number of Pupils: 1147
Number of Boys: 589
Number of Girls: 558

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.38 Confidence interval 0.18 to 0.59
Of the 160 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 153 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:86%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:63%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:57.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre
Hazel Avenue , GU1 1NR
3out of 4 3,087 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicolas CofE Aided Infant School
Portsmouth Road , GU2 4YD
3out of 4 494 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School
Queen Eleanor's Road , GU2 7SD
3out of 4 955 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sandfield Primary School
Stoke Road , GU1 4DT
3out of 4 1,202 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Onslow Infant School
Powell Close , Onslow Village GU2 7DD
3out of 4 1,296 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Pewley Down Infant School
Semaphore Road , GU1 3PT
4out of 4 1,504 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Guildford County School
Farnham Road , GU2 4LU
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kings College Guildford
Southway , GU2 8DU
3out of 4 2,062 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Christ's College, Guildford
Larch Avenue , GU1 1JY
2out of 4 2,623 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Surrey
Stag Hill , GU2 7XH
- not rated 1,038 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Royal Grammar School Guildford
High Street , Guildford GU1 3BB
- not rated 1,281 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Guildford High School
London Road , GU1 1SJ
- not rated 1,862 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Wey Valley College
Southway , GU2 8AA
- not rated 1,977 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hope Service
Worplesdon Road , GU2 9RS
4out of 4 2,159 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.