Guildford County School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Guildford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.94 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Guildford County School is a secondary school in Guildford, Surrey for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 February 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Guildford County 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 | 0.94 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.02 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.72 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 0.94 miles away, the 7th shortest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2024, having swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 237 first-choice applications for 171 offers; 169 offers went to first-choice families and 68 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Surrey.
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
- Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 23 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are ambitious to learn, and they achieve exceptionally well.”
- “The school has a creative and purposeful environment.”
- “Pupils experience a rich and varied learning experience, both in and out of lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2023 (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) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.8 | 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: 237 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 169 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.
- Kings College Guildford 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ's College, Guildford 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- George Abbot School 2.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Broadwater School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hoe Valley School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published