George Abbot School, Guildford

In its own words: "Teaching responsively, we are constantly assessing students to check on the success of their learning. These checks happen through the course of a lesson and inform feedback and future planning. In addition students will complete at least one ‘summative’ assessment per half term, which will help to inform parents/carers of their progress through the year through school reports."

In 2026, pupils at George Abbot School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 60.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

74% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is up from 58.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.54: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.4, against 62.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 23.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 284 families put George Abbot School as their first choice and 785 named it as one of their preferences, for 294 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 31 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to George Abbot School are St Peter's Catholic School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.5); Christ's College, Guildford (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.7); Guildford County School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.2); and Kings College Guildford (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8).

George Abbot School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

George Abbot School is one of 17 schools run by Learning Partners Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.2 in 2024/25.

341 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about George Abbot School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 81% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (81%).

Of the 299 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 12% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 210 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 177 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 63 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is London Road (Guildford) Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highclere (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood George Abbot School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, George Abbot School issued 271 suspensions, 14 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to George Abbot School are Boxgrove Primary School (0.6 miles), Burpham Primary School (0.6 miles), St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles) and Merrow Junior School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.