Kings College Guildford is a secondary school located in Guildford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 18/07/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Southway, Guildford, GU2 8DU
Website: http://www.kingscollegeguildford.com/
Telephone: 01483458956
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alastair McKenzie
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141200

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1042
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 164
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.43 to 0.14
Of the 80 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 76 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.34
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 2,812 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Guildford Grove Primary School
Southway , GU2 8YD
3out of 4 173 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
155 Aldershot Road , GU2 8YH
3out of 4 948 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School
Queen Eleanor's Road , GU2 7SD
3out of 4 1,118 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Onslow Infant School
Powell Close , Onslow Village GU2 7DD
3out of 4 1,302 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wood Street Infant School
Wood Street , GU3 3DA
4out of 4 1,464 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings College Guildford
Southway , GU2 8DU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Guildford County School
Farnham Road , GU2 4LU
4out of 4 2,062 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Christ's College, Guildford
Larch Avenue , GU1 1JY
2out of 4 2,405 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wey Valley College
Southway , GU2 8AA
- not rated 897 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rydes Hill Preparatory School
Rydes Hill House , Aldershot Road GU2 8BP
- not rated 944 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Surrey
Stag Hill , GU2 7XH
- not rated 1,476 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Hope Service
Worplesdon Road , GU2 9RS
4out of 4 1,502 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pond Meadow School
Larch Avenue , GU1 1DR
4out of 4 2,765 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.