Pond Meadow School
Larch Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1DR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- POND MEADOW ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emily Hayward
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 141533
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483532239
About this school
Pond Meadow School is a special academy in Guildford. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 168 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 8 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -12.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Pond Meadow 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 | 0% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.55%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.94%
- Persistent absence
- 28.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hope Service0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Guildford
-
Wey Valley College1.1 miles
Academies · Guildford
-
University of Surrey1.1 miles
Universities · Guildford
-
Rydes Hill Preparatory School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Guildford
-
Guildford High School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Guildford
Other schools in Guildford
- Bramley Grange Academy Academies
- Bramley Oak Academy Academies
- Castle Garden School Special schools
- Gosden House School Special schools
- The Hope Service Local authority maintained schools
- Wey Valley College Academies
- Guildford Nursery School Nursery
- Boxgrove Primary School Primary
- Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Burpham Primary School Primary
- Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pond Meadow School teach?
- Pond Meadow School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Guildford.
- Who is the headteacher of Pond Meadow School?
- The headteacher of Pond Meadow School is Miss Emily Hayward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pond Meadow School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pond Meadow School, 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 Pond Meadow School?
- Pond Meadow School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Pond Meadow School full?
- Pond Meadow School has capacity for 200 pupils and 168 on roll (84%), 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 Pond Meadow School a faith school?
- No. Pond Meadow School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Pond Meadow School?
- Pond Meadow School is part of POND MEADOW 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 Pond Meadow School have?
- The schools register lists Pond Meadow School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pond Meadow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Pond Meadow School's absence rate?
- Pond Meadow School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pond Meadow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pond Meadow 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 1 July 2026.