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Christ's College, Guildford

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Larch Avenue, Guildford GU1 1JY · christscollege.surrey.sch.uk · 01483 537373

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.5
average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
641
85% of 757 places
Local authority
Surrey
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.2%
First language not English
20.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Good Shepherd Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 165 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 73 (Places 195)73September 2023: 79 (Places 227)79September 2024: 73 (Places 179)73September 2025: 78 (Places 165)78September 2026: 81 (Places 165)81Places 165
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026165810.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025165780.5100%
September 2024Sept 2024179730.4100%
September 2023Sept 2023227790.3100%
September 2022Sept 2022195730.4100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.5, and 36.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (21.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.8 (England 46.3)41.82017/18: 39.6 (England 46.5)39.62018/19: 44.7 (England 46.7)44.72021/22: 48.5 (England 48.8)48.52022/23: 38.4 (England 46.3)38.42023/24: 47.9 (England 45.9)47.92024/25: 42.5 (England 46.0)42.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.546.0
▼36.4%45.4%
▼55.0%64.8%
▲67.4%40.5%
▼3.824.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134120)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form6.3+1.7
Sixth form college51.4−0.3
Further education29.2+1.4
Other education0.7−0.6
Apprenticeship4.2−1.1
Employment2.8−1.8
Not in a lasting destination1.4−2.6
Activity not captured4.2+3.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 22.7 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.7 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 24.5 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 21.5 (England 32.9)DEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
22 studentsD (21.5)Below average -0.51
22 studentsD+ (22)Below average -0.48
5.9%AAB or better
90.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1826D+ (24.5)-0.73
2016/1742D+ (24.7)-0.51
2015/1646D+ (22.7)-0.46

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University56+14
Further education11−5
Employment22−2
Activity not captured11—

Ofsted

Christ's College, Guildford was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
4 Oct 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (154 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
77%
Replies
154
23% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school●86% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●76% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲51% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼45% agreeEngland 67%

based on 29 parents (19%) with SEND

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