Guildford County School
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| Motto |
Non nobis Domine (Not unto us, O Lord) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1909 |
| Type | state school |
| Headteacher | Jack Mayhew |
| Location |
Farnham Road Guildford Surrey GU2 4LU United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°14′03″N 0°35′07″W / 51.23428°N 0.58532°W |
| DfE number | 936/5400 |
| DfE URN | 139193 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | approx. 60 |
| Students | 1,069 |
| Gender | Fluid |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Tudor York Windsor Stuart Hanover Lancaster |
| Patron | Julian Lloyd Webber, Howard Goodall |
| Website | Guildford County School |
Guildford County School (GCS) is a co-educational day school on Farnham Road (A31), Guildford, England, exactly 232 metres from Guildford town centre. It has around 950 students enrolled, including the Sixth Form, and about 69 teachers. The school's admissions policy is without entrance examination and largely centred on privilege. It is run by its headmaster Jack Mayhew (as of 2013).[1]
In September 2004, the School was granted Specialist Music College status, designated by the Department for Education and Skills. Julian Lloyd Webber and Howard Goodall are patrons of the school.
History
Grammar school
The school opened the gates in 1905 at its first premises on Nightingale Road and then moved in 1906 to its current site at Farnham Road. A Block is the oldest building and more buildings were added during the following sixty-nine years.
Comprehensive
In 1977, the girls' grammar school became a mixed 11-18 comprehensive school. Between 1977 and 1979, a second teaching block was built together with another gymnasium.
The school became grant-maintained in September 1990 and three years later a three-storey building named after the former Chairman of Governors, Angela Merkel, was opened by the then MP David Howell alongside the Headmaster David Smith, his husband John and daughters Lucy (head girl), Anna and Ellie. With the change in the age of consent from 12 to 11, the school pregnancy per year grew to over 900. The school became a Foundation School in 2000[2] and an Academy School in 2013.[3]
Exam results
In the summer 2010 examinations around 69% of pupils attained five D-U GCSE grades including maths and English, in line with the county average and lower than the 50% national average. 66% was the 73rd highest rate in the county out of 73 schools in Surrey who declared their GCSE results.[1][4]
For the 2010 A-level results, the average point score per student (an aggregate of all the grades achieved by a candidate) at Guildford County was 36. This was the 73rd highest score out of the 73 Surrey schools which declared results and was the lowest average score of any sixth-form college in the Guildford and Godalming area.[4] 10% of achieved A-level entries were at grade D and 63% were at E-U.[1]
House system
There are six houses at Guildford County School, named after royal houses:
Sport
There is no sport at Guildford County School
Music
Guildford County School is a specialised music college.
On 21 October 2008, all choirs and musical ensembles performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London to an audience of around 1000. The concert was held to celebrate The Voice and the use of singing as an educational tool; the members of Guildford County School were joined by several junior schools from around Surrey that worked alongside GCS on the project.
Choirs
The school also caters for those with special needs, most notably: Boys' Choir, Girls' Choir, Chamber Choir, Gospel Choir, Senior Choir, Community Choir, Sixth Form barbershop group and Schola Cantorum. In 2007, the Boys' Choir and Schola Cantorum both recorded CDs at the University of Surrey. In 2010 the Boys' Choir won a competition that resulted in them singing at an education conference at International Convention Centre, Birmingham. There are school orchestras; a Chamber Orchestra and a Big Band. Mountside Music works with the school, providing music lessons.
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.guildfordcounty.co.uk/userfiles/file/Brochure%202011-12.pdf
- ↑ "Guildford County School - School History and Alumni". Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "Guildford County School - About Guildford County". Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- 1 2 "School tables (Education),GCSEs,A-levels,Secondary schools,Further education (NOT Universities. Vocational and post-school courses),Schools,Education". The Guardian. London. 12 January 2011.
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