Christ's College, Guildford
Larch Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1JY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Goulborn
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Trust
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 757
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- URN
- 142490
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483537373
About this school
Christ's College, Guildford is a Church of England secondary academy in Guildford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 641 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 111 | 144 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | 47.9 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 -0.75 to -0.19 | +0.01 -0.23 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 44.4% | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 70.1% | 55% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 43.8% | 67.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
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 Christ's College, Guildford 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 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.9 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 713 |
| 2024/25 | 668 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ's College, Guildford compares
Christ's College, Guildford ranked 49th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 9.2% | 25% | 641 | — |
| Kings College Guildford | 44.4 | 9.7% | 28.3% | 593 | 1.4 miles |
| George Abbot School | 58.2 | 6.9% | 10.4% | 1,927 | 1.4 miles |
| Guildford County School | 54.8 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 1,170 | 1.5 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic School | 63.6 | 4.6% | 6.6% | 1,360 | 2.0 miles |
| Hoe Valley School | 46.9 | 8.4% | 24.9% | 892 | 3.0 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 23.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.23%
- Persistent absence
- 26.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings College Guildford1.4 miles
Secondary · Guildford
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George Abbot School1.4 miles
Secondary · Guildford
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Guildford County School1.5 miles
Secondary · Guildford
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St Peter's Catholic School2.0 miles
Secondary · Guildford
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Hoe Valley School3.0 miles
Secondary · Woking
Other schools in Guildford
Christ's College, Guildford ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Guildford.
- George Abbot School Secondary
- Guildford County School Secondary
- Kings College Guildford Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic School Secondary
- 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
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Guildford Grove Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Christ's College, Guildford teach?
- Christ's College, Guildford teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Guildford.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ's College, Guildford?
- The headteacher of Christ's College, Guildford is Mr Matthew Goulborn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Christ's College, Guildford last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ's College, Guildford, 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 Christ's College, Guildford?
- Christ's College, Guildford has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Christ's College, Guildford full?
- Christ's College, Guildford has capacity for 757 pupils and 641 on roll (85%), 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 Christ's College, Guildford a faith school?
- Yes. Christ's College, Guildford is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Is Christ's College, Guildford a selective school?
- No. Christ's College, Guildford is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Christ's College, Guildford?
- Christ's College, Guildford is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Christ's College, Guildford's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.4 in 2022/23 and 42.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ's College, Guildford rank locally?
- Christ's College, Guildford ranked 49th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ's College, Guildford's absence rate?
- Christ's College, Guildford's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ's College, Guildford's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ's College, Guildford'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 2 July 2026.