Schools and Education in Guildford

There are 27 schools in Guildford (excluding independent schools), including 17 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Guildford has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Guildford under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Guildford Education Profile

The median school in Guildford has 8.40% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 28th lowest figure in Surrey. This represents about 940 pupils, or approximately 1 in 12 of Guildford's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Guildford is 21.04 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 23rd highest ratio in Surrey, and the 775th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

Primaries

17

18% Outstanding • 65% Good

Secondaries

5

20% Outstanding • 60% Good

Primary Schools in Guildford

Most of Guildford's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 11 schools or 65% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and very low - about 24% and 12% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 41% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Guildford's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Boxgrove Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Burpham Foundation Primary School 4–11 yrs 432
Outstanding
High
High
Guildford Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very low
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School 7–11 yrs 384
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Church of England
Merrow Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
High
Northmead Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
High
Onslow Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
High
Pewley Down Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Very high
Church of England
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
High
Sandfield Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Shalford Infant School 2–7 yrs 90
Good
High
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
St Nicolas CofE Aided Infant School 5–7 yrs 90
Good
High
Church of England
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
High
Roman Catholic
Stoughton Infant School 3–7 yrs 270
Very high
Weyfield Academy 4–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Very low
Good

Guildford Secondary Schools

Most of Guildford's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 3 schools or 60% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and low - about 40% and 20% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 20% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Guildford's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Christ's College, Guildford 11–16 yrs 757
Good
Low
Very low
Church of England
George Abbot School 11–18 yrs 1,932
Good
Very high
Low
Guildford County School 11–18 yrs 1,187
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Kings College Guildford 11–16 yrs 600
Good
Good
Very low
St Peter's Catholic School 11–18 yrs 1,050
Low
Roman Catholic
Last updated: 28 Jul 2023