SCHOOL PROFILE

Kings College Guildford

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 141200
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Surrey
Trust LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 593 593 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 308 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 285 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.0%
3.2 pts above England
School 28.0%
Guildford 10.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.4%
3.9 pts below England
School 16.4%
Guildford 12.9%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

12.0%
11.0 pts above England
School 12.0%
Guildford 3.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.8%
414
Any other White background
7.1%
42
Any other Asian background
4.2%
25
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
16
African
2.5%
15
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.0% 184 of 593 pupils
10.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.0%
Guildford 21.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.3% 138 pupils
England 14.8% 8.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.8% 46 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 43
Specific learning difficulty 43
Autistic spectrum disorder 37
Speech, language & communication 23
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Other difficulty or disability 12

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

44.4 5.2 pts above England
School 44.4
Guildford 43.1
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 41.8% England 36.0% 5.8 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 62.6% England 51.4% 11.2 pts above England
EBacc entry 15.4% England 30.6% 15.2 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.82 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.02 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.53 pts higher than England
School 9.74%
Guildford 6.06%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.02 pts higher than England
School 24.83%
Guildford 14.72%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.42%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.62 pts higher than England
School 6.42%
Guildford 2.00%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.8% 6.5 pts above England
Kings College Guildford
98.8%
Guildford
99.4%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information