George Abbot School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Guildford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.85 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
George Abbot School is a secondary school in Guildford, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
George Abbot School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.85 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.35 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 1.85 miles, the 16th shortest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 2.04 miles.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 284 first-choice applications for 294 offers; 253 offers went to first-choice families, and 31 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was B- (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Woodruff Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1XX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,927 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils work hard together in this strong school community.”
- “Staff are approachable, listen to pupils’ views, take them seriously and provide any help they need.”
- “The school is a calm, safe, purposeful place.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 69% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 284 first-preference applications, 294 offers in total, 253 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- St Peter's Catholic School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Christ's College, Guildford 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Guildford County School 2.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Kings College Guildford 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoe Valley School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadwater School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published