Secondary schools in Guildford
5 secondary schools in Guildford, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Guildford in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Guildford first 956 times for 957 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Surrey authority's 57 schools. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Guildford County School, to 0.94 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Guildford County School
- St Peter's Catholic School
- George Abbot School
- Kings College Guildford
- Christ's College, Guildford
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Browse by authority: Surrey · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.