Broadwater School
Summers Road, Godalming, GU7 3BW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lizzi Matthews
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 750
- URN
- 147935
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483414516
About this school
Broadwater School is a secondary academy in Godalming. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 750 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadwater School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Broadwater School (URN 125249).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 115 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 55.8 | 55.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.72 +0.45 to +0.99 | +0.73 +0.47 to +1.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 63.5% | 61.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 79.1% | 79.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 40% | 40.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Broadwater 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 | 51.7 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 665 |
| 2023/24 | 691 |
| 2024/25 | 721 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadwater School compares
Broadwater School ranked 16th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.9 | 7.3% | 18.9% | 750 | — |
| Guildford County School | 54.8 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 1,170 | 2.3 miles |
| Kings College Guildford | 44.4 | 9.7% | 28.3% | 593 | 3.0 miles |
| Rodborough | 53.4 | 8.9% | 13.8% | 882 | 3.6 miles |
| Christ's College, Guildford | 42.5 | 9.2% | 25% | 641 | 3.8 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic School | 63.6 | 4.6% | 6.6% | 1,360 | 4.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report29 June 2023
- 15 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.86%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.25%
- Persistent absence
- 15.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Guildford County School2.3 miles
Secondary · Guildford
-
Kings College Guildford3.0 miles
Secondary · Guildford
-
Rodborough3.6 miles
Secondary · Godalming
-
Christ's College, Guildford3.8 miles
Secondary · Guildford
-
St Peter's Catholic School4.0 miles
Secondary · Guildford
Other schools in Godalming
- Rodborough 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 ages does Broadwater School teach?
- Broadwater School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Godalming.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadwater School?
- The headteacher of Broadwater School is Mrs Lizzi Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadwater School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadwater 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 many pupils are at Broadwater School?
- Broadwater School has 750 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Broadwater School full?
- Broadwater School has capacity for 750 pupils and 750 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Broadwater School a faith school?
- No. Broadwater School has no designated religious character.
- Is Broadwater School a selective school?
- No. Broadwater School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Broadwater School part of an academy trust?
- Broadwater School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Broadwater School have?
- The schools register lists Broadwater School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Broadwater School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 55.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadwater School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Broadwater School ranked 16th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadwater School's absence rate?
- Broadwater School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadwater School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadwater 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 10 July 2026.