Schools in Guildford
Surrey · 50 schools
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Schools in Guildford (50)
- Guildford County School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · GU2 4LU
Ofsted: Outstanding (2017)Attainment 8: 59.2 (2026)71% of first choices got in - Pewley Down Infant School
Primary · Ages 4-7 · GU1 3PT
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)98% of first choices got in - St Peter's Catholic School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · GU1 2TN
Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)Attainment 8: 62.5 (2026)75% of first choices got in - Christ's College, Guildford
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · GU1 1JY
Ofsted: Good (2022)Attainment 8: 41.7 (2026) - Clandon CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-10 · GU4 7ST
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 44% expected (2025) - George Abbot School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · GU1 1XX
Ofsted: Good (2019)Attainment 8: 60.4 (2026)89% of first choices got in - Guildford Grove Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · GU2 8YD
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · GU1 3QF
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 87% expected (2025) - Queen Eleanor's Church of England School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · GU2 7SD
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 79% expected (2025) - St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · GU1 2SX
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 88% expected (2025) - Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · GU5 0RT
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 96% expected (2025)81% of first choices got in - Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-7 · GU5 0HX
- Castle Garden School
Special · Ages 5-18 · Independent · GU1 3SQ
- Guildford High School
All-through · Ages 4-19 · Independent · GU1 1SJ
Attainment 8: 22.3 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - Normandy Village School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · GU3 2HS
KS2: 92% expected (2025)74% of first choices got in - Puttenham CofE Infant School
Primary · Ages 5-7 · GU3 1AS
- Royal Grammar School Guildford
All-through · Ages 3-18 · Independent · GU1 3BB
Attainment 8: 40.4 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - Rydes Hill Preparatory School
Prep · Ages 2-7 · Independent · GU2 8BP
- St Catherine's School
All-through · Ages 2-19 · Independent · GU5 0DF
Attainment 8: 18.1 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · GU2 8YH
KS2: 88% expected (2025)82% of first choices got in - Surrey Maths School
Post-16 · Ages 16-19 · GU1 4QU
- Tormead School
All-through · Ages 4-18 · Independent · GU1 2JD
Attainment 8: 14.9 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - University of Surrey
GU2 7XH
- Wey Valley College
All-through · Ages 5-16 · GU2 8AA
- Wood Street Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 4-7 · GU3 3DA
- Worplesdon Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · GU3 3NL
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29 primary · 5 secondary
17,230
92% capacity used
9
2 outstanding · 7 good
18,738
1,508 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
37.0
GCSE Eng+Maths
30.9%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
2,114 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +529 primary and +381 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
84% occupied · 1228 spare places
Secondary Schools
103% occupied · 157 over capacity
Questions parents ask about schools in Guildford
How many schools are there in Guildford?
Guildford has 50 open schools: 29 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 6 independent, 5 special and 4 others.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Guildford are rated Outstanding?
7 schools in Guildford were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Pewley Down Infant School, St Peter's Catholic School, The Hope Service, Guildford County School, Pond Meadow School and 2 more. Counting Good as well, 97% of the 29 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Pewley Down Infant SchoolSt Peter's Catholic SchoolThe Hope ServiceGuildford County SchoolPond Meadow School
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Guildford get the best GCSE results?
Of the 6 schools in Guildford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Peter's Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 62.5 and 78% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; George Abbot School, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.4 and 74% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Guildford County School, with an Attainment 8 score of 59.2 and 72% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
St Peter's Catholic SchoolGeorge Abbot SchoolGuildford County School
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Guildford have the best SATs results?
Of the 16 primary schools in Guildford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School (96% in reading, 96% in maths); Burpham Primary School (98% in reading, 90% in maths); and Normandy Village School (88% in reading, 96% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary SchoolBurpham Primary SchoolNormandy Village School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Guildford?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Guildford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Guildford?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Surrey published how far the last place offered went at these schools: George Abbot School, 2.97 km for 2026 entry; Guildford County School, 1.51 km for 2026 entry; Kings College Guildford, 11.33 km for 2025 entry; St Peter's Catholic School, 12.9 km for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
George Abbot SchoolGuildford County SchoolKings College GuildfordSt Peter's Catholic School
Source: Surrey admissions booklets
How do I apply for a school place in Guildford?
Apply to Surrey through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.