Broadwater School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Godalming, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.32 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Broadwater School is a secondary school in Godalming, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Broadwater 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 | 1.32 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.74 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.35 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.32 miles from the school, the 10th shortest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.04 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 219 first-choice applications for 160 offers: 157 offers went to first-choice families, and 62 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th 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
- Summers Road, Farncombe, Godalming, GU7 3BW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 750 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders are highly ambitious and have a clear vision for the school and its pupils.”
- “The values of ‘work hard, be kind, make a difference’ are the foundations of the school.”
- “Pupils understand and live up to these values.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects the curriculum is not as well embedded and pupils’ learning is not always as secure.”
- “Sometimes pupils lack confidence when talking about their learning.”
- “They occasionally struggle to recall and explain key concepts and ideas accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 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) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.9 | 46 |
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: 219 first-preference applications, 160 offers in total, 157 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.
- Guildford County School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Kings College Guildford 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rodborough 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ's College, Guildford 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 4.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- George Abbot School 4.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Glebelands School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ash Manor School 6.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published