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Education in Guildford

District

The middle of the South East. 152,148 people in 271 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Guildford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Guildford had 64 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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64
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Guildford had 64 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Guildford among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Guildford is 64.

Schools

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Schools in Guildford

Guildford has 64 open schools: 1 nursery, 36 primary, 7 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 10 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
12
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
1

16 of the 48 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between December 2019 and July 2024.

1 school has a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Guildford

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Pewley Down Infant School (July 2024), St Peter's Catholic School (May 2024).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Guildford Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 5174Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met

Primary (36)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Ash Grange Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11305Improved significantly, June 202577% met KS2 standard
Boxgrove Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11646Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
Burpham Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11427Standards maintained, June 202580% met KS2 standard
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 770Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Clandon CofE Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 1077Good (overall), September 202235% met KS2 standard
Guildford Grove Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11339School remains Good, June 202452% met KS2 standard
Holly Lodge Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11418Standards maintained, December 202463% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school7 to 11368School remains Good, May 202473% met KS2 standard
Merrow CofE Controlled Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 790Good (overall), November 2023
Merrow Junior SchoolFoundation school7 to 11209School remains Good, September 202262% met KS2 standard
Normandy Village SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11194Inadequate (overall), September 2022, before the school changed, special measures85% met KS2 standard
Northmead Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11352School remains Good, September 202261% met KS2 standard
Onslow Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7153School remains Good, March 2023
Peaslake Free SchoolFree schools4 to 723Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Pewley Down Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 7180Outstanding (overall), July 2024
Pirbright Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11417School remains Good, January 202372% met KS2 standard
Puttenham CofE Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 782Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
Queen Eleanor's Church of England SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11323School remains Good, January 202356% met KS2 standard
Sandfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11209School remains Good, July 202280% met KS2 standard
Send CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11369Standards maintained, November 202455% met KS2 standard
Shalford Infant SchoolAcademy converter2 to 790Good (overall), February 2023
Shawfield Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11196Good (overall), July 202354% met KS2 standard
Shere CofE Aided Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 753Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11717School remains Good, February 202378% met KS2 standard
St Lawrence Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 11181School remains Good, February 202366% met KS2 standard
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 781Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Paul's CofE Primary School & NurseryVoluntary controlled school2 to 8174Good (overall), September 2023
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11436School remains Good, February 202478% met KS2 standard
Stoughton Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7294Good (overall), November 2023
The Raleigh SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11434School remains Outstanding, March 2024100% met KS2 standard
Tillingbourne Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11342No outcome in Ofsted's file65% met KS2 standard
Walsh CofE Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7169Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Walsh CofE Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11223Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed25% met KS2 standard
Weyfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11157Good (overall), June 202380% met KS2 standard
Wood Street Infant School and NurseryAcademy converter4 to 7Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
Worplesdon Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Ash Manor SchoolCommunity school11 to 161,252School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 51.8
Christ's College, GuildfordAcademy converter11 to 16641Good (overall), October 2022Attainment 8: 41.7
George Abbot SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,927Improved significantly, February 2025Good (overall), December 2019Attainment 8: 60.4
Guildford County SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,170School remains Outstanding, February 2023Attainment 8: 59.2
Howard of Effingham SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,471Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), December 2019Attainment 8: 56.7
Kings College GuildfordAcademy sponsor led11 to 16593School remains Good, June 2024Attainment 8: 46.8
St Peter's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,360Outstanding (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 62.5

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Aurora Poppyfield SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1633No outcome in Ofsted's file
Bramley Oak AcademyAcademy special sponsor led5 to 1158Good (overall), October 2023
Castle Garden SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1832No outcome in Ofsted's file
Elysian, West HorsleyOther independent special school11 to 1715No outcome in Ofsted's file
Gosden House SchoolCommunity special school4 to 16130Standards maintained, May 2025
Knowl Hill SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1684No outcome in Ofsted's file
Pond Meadow SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 19168School remains Outstanding, June 2023

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Surrey Maths SchoolFree schools 16 to 1916 to 19151Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (10)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
AldroOther independent school3 to 13202Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
CranmoreOther independent school2 to 16445Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Glenesk SchoolOther independent school2 to 7135Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Guildford High SchoolOther independent school4 to 191,027Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Prior's Field SchoolOther independent school11 to 20280Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Ripley Court SchoolOther independent school2 to 11198Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Royal Grammar School GuildfordOther independent school3 to 181,325Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Rydes Hill Preparatory SchoolOther independent school2 to 792Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St Teresa's SchoolOther independent school4 to 18477Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Tormead SchoolOther independent school4 to 18786Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
The Hope ServicePupil referral unit11 to 180School remains Outstanding, November 2023
Wey Valley CollegeAcademy alternative provision converter5 to 1619School remains Outstanding, June 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.