Kings College GuildfordBroadwater School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Kings College Guildford and Broadwater School are secondary schools.

  • Kings College Guildford scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Broadwater School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Broadwater School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kings College Guildford was judged Good and Broadwater School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Kings College Guildford and 55.9 for Broadwater School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Kings College Guildford (41.4 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Broadwater School (50.5 in 2021-22, 55.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kings College Guildford versus Broadwater School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GuildfordKings College GuildfordGodalmingBroadwater SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking40th of 55 in Surrey 15th of 55 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll566 721
Capacity600 750
LocationGuildford, GU2 8DU Godalming, GU7 3BW
GCSE results
Attainment 844.2 55.9 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths41.8% 61.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths62.6% 79.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc15.4% 40.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.82 4.96 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort91 117
Pupils
Pupils in the census566 721
Free school meals (ever 6)28.3% 18.9%
English as an additional language17.1% 6.2%
SEN support18.4% 18.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 8.6%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% 7.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.8% 15.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Kings College Guildford

Broadwater School

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