Kings College Guildford, Guildford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Kings is a thriving, positive and inspirational place to learn. We have an exceptional staff body who are committed to the school and the families we serve. In the last few years, they have won national recognition in the Teacher of the Year awards, written successful educational books and delivered training to colleagues across Surrey and beyond."

In 2026, pupils at Kings College Guildford averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.8 in Surrey and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Surrey and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about 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 33.5, against 52.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 94 families put Kings College Guildford as their first choice and 279 named it as one of their preferences, for 121 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kings College Guildford are Guildford County School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.2); Christ's College, Guildford (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.7); George Abbot School (2.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.4); and St Peter's Catholic School (3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.5).

Kings College Guildford's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Kings College Guildford 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.

Of the 88 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

In 2026, 138 pupils (23.3%) received SEN support and 46 (7.8%) 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 Guildford Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings College (outside), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 146 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kings College Guildford issued 384 suspensions, 67.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kings College Guildford are Guildford Grove Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Queen Eleanor's Church of England School (0.6 miles) and Onslow Infant School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.