Rodborough
Rake Lane, Milford, Godalming, GU8 5BZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hunston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 882
- URN
- 137019
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483411100
About this school
Rodborough is a secondary academy in Godalming. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 882 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 183 | 184 | 183 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.3 | 55.9 | 53.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.23 to +0.18 | +0.52 +0.30 to +0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 64.1% | 63.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 81.5% | 77% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 38.6% | 46.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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 Rodborough 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 | 52.3 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 902 |
| 2023/24 | 897 |
| 2024/25 | 880 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rodborough compares
Rodborough ranked 21st of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.4 | 8.9% | 13.8% | 882 | — |
| Broadwater School | 55.9 | 7.3% | 18.9% | 750 | 3.6 miles |
| Guildford County School | 54.8 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 1,170 | 5.6 miles |
| Kings College Guildford | 44.4 | 9.7% | 28.3% | 593 | 5.9 miles |
| Ash Manor School | 49.7 | 8.1% | 18.9% | 1,252 | 6.4 miles |
| Woolmer Hill School | 56.9 | 6.1% | 12% | 892 | 6.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.75%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 20.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadwater School3.6 miles
Secondary · Godalming
-
Guildford County School5.6 miles
Secondary · Guildford
-
Kings College Guildford5.9 miles
Secondary · Guildford
-
Ash Manor School6.4 miles
Secondary · Ash
-
Woolmer Hill School6.5 miles
Secondary · Haslemere
Other schools in Godalming
- Broadwater School Secondary
- 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
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rodborough teach?
- Rodborough teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Godalming.
- Who is the headteacher of Rodborough?
- The headteacher of Rodborough is Mrs Emma Hunston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rodborough last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rodborough, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rodborough?
- Rodborough has 882 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Rodborough full?
- Rodborough has capacity for 900 pupils and 882 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rodborough a faith school?
- No. Rodborough has no designated religious character.
- Is Rodborough a selective school?
- No. Rodborough is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Rodborough?
- Rodborough is part of WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Rodborough have?
- The schools register lists Rodborough's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rodborough's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.3 in 2022/23 and 53.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rodborough rank locally?
- Rodborough ranked 21st of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rodborough's absence rate?
- Rodborough's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rodborough's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rodborough'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 1 July 2026.