Kings College Guildford
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Surrey
Southway, Guildford, GU2 8DU
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
24.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
593
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
92 of 92 families who put it first got an offer
122
Places offered
281
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 92 | 92 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 74 | 19 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 4 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 61 | 7 | ● 11% |
| Total | 281 | 122 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Surrey council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
11.33 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
120 places · 128 offered
distance relates to the last criterion for which places were offered
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Alastair McKenzie
- Address
- Southway, Guildford, GU2 8DU
- Phone
- 01483615100
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Westborough · Guildford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141200
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 40% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
593 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 592 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 91 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 91 | 15% | 43% | 64% | |
| English Language | 91 | 11% | 47% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 90 | 18% | 61% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 69 | 0% | 25% | 49% | |
| Geography | 58 | 24% | 60% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 12% | 44% | 68% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 13% | 27% | 50% | |
| History | 29 | 28% | 72% | 86% | |
| Statistics | 24 | 25% | 71% | 88% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 24 | 13% | 38% | 58% | |
| Biology | 19 | 47% | 89% | 100% | |
| Physics | 19 | 53% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.