Guildford High School

Independent secondary

National rank

5

8

Rank last year

97.3%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

96.7%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Independent Secondary School of the Year in the Southeast 2026

Need to know

Head teacher Karen Laurie
Gender of entry Girls
Total pupils 1,021 (4-18)
UK day fees per term* £8,663 (11-18)
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 6

Grade

%

A*

43.5

A

41.8

B

12

A*/A

85.3

A*-B

97.3

GCSE 2025 rank: 8=

Grade

%

9/8

90

7

6.8

9/8/7

96.7

What the school inspection says

“The school aims to provide a first-class education for academically able pupils in an environment in which individuals can be happy. It wants pupils to make the most of their potential, to have the resilience to cope with adversity and to become responsible citizens … Pupils achieve excellent results across the school and display high levels of knowledge, skills and understanding in all subjects ... Pupils show a deep level of self-understanding in both their work and their lives outside the classroom. They exhibit exemplary levels of moral development both in the classroom and in the manner in which they conduct themselves around school.”
Inspection
2021

About the school

Visit The Times and The Sunday Times parenting section

Address