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School admissions in Guildford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

22 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant SchoolGuildford1.3330not published
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary SchoolGuildford1.2330not published
Normandy Village SchoolGuildford1.2129not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGuildford1.1986not published
Merrow CofE Controlled Infant SchoolGuildford1.0023not published
Peaslake Free SchoolGuildford1.0013not published
Sandfield Primary SchoolGuildford1.0026not published
Shere CofE Aided Infant SchoolGuildford1.0014not published
Boxgrove Primary SchoolGuildford0.99792.455 km (≈1.53 mi) 2019
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGuildford0.9649not published
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant SchoolGuildford0.9624not published
Burpham Primary SchoolGuildford0.9354not published
Pewley Down Infant SchoolGuildford0.9260not published
Stoughton Infant SchoolGuildford0.9087not published
Weyfield Primary AcademyGuildford0.8817not published
Shalford Infant SchoolGuildford0.87302.693 km (≈1.67 mi) 2020
Onslow Infant SchoolGuildford0.85471.805 km (≈1.12 mi) 2025
Guildford Grove Primary SchoolGuildford0.8329not published
Bramley CofE Infant School and NurseryGuildford0.7326not published
Puttenham CofE Infant SchoolGuildford0.7023not published
Clandon CofE Aided Primary SchoolGuildford0.628not published
Cranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolGuildford0.6030not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Guildford County SchoolGuildford1.391711.515 km (≈0.94 mi) 2026
St Peter's Catholic SchoolGuildford1.26206not published
George Abbot SchoolGuildford0.97294not published
Kings College GuildfordGuildford0.78121not published
Christ's College, GuildfordGuildford0.49165not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.