Prior's Field School
Priors Field Road, Godalming, GU7 2RH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 20
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Zoe Ireland
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 125322
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483810551
About this school
Prior's Field School is a girls' independent school in Godalming. It teaches children aged 11 to 20 and has 280 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Prior's Field School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Prior's Field School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1902, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 82 | 63 | 73 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.4 | 35.2 | 35.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Prior's Field School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 115
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charterhouse1.1 miles
Independent schools · Godalming
-
Aldro1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
St Hilary's School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Godalming
-
Unsted Park School2.9 miles
Special schools · Godalming
-
Bramley Oak Academy3.1 miles
Academies · Guildford
Other schools in Godalming
- Barrow Hills School Independent schools
- Charterhouse Independent schools
- King Edward's School Witley Independent schools
- St Hilary's School Independent schools
- The Wharf Nursery School Nursery
- Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Busbridge Infant School Primary
- Farncombe Church of England Infant School Primary
- Godalming Junior School Primary
- Loseley Fields Primary School Primary
- Milford School Primary
- Moss Lane School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Prior's Field School teach?
- Prior's Field School teaches children aged 11 to 20. It is an independent school in Godalming.
- Who is the headteacher of Prior's Field School?
- The headteacher of Prior's Field School is Ms Zoe Ireland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Prior's Field School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Prior's Field School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Prior's Field School?
- Prior's Field School has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 20.
- Is Prior's Field School full?
- Prior's Field School has capacity for 450 pupils and 280 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Prior's Field School a faith school?
- No. Prior's Field School has no designated religious character.
- Is Prior's Field School a selective school?
- Yes. Prior's Field School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Prior's Field School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.4 in 2022/23 and 35.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Prior's Field School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Prior's Field School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.