Guildford County School

Guildford County School
Guildford County School
Address
	Farnham Road; Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4LU; United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°14′03″N 0°35′07″W / 51.23428°N 0.58532°W
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1905
Department for Education URN	139193 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Steve Smith
Staff	approx. 60
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,049
Houses	Tudor ; York ; Windsor ; Stuart ; Hanover ; Lancaster
Colour(s)	Red and navy blue
Patron	Julian Lloyd Webber, Howard Goodall
Website	guildfordcounty.co.uk

Guildford County School (GCS) is a co-educational day school on Farnham Road (A31), Guildford, England, 200 metres from Guildford town centre. It has around 1050 students enrolled, including the Sixth Form. It is run by its headmaster Steve Smith.^[1]

The school first opened as an all girls Grammar School in 1905. 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. The school was then granted academy status in 2013.

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 'New Gym').

The school became grant-maintained in September 1990 and three years later a three-storey building named "Cobbett Block" after the former Chairman of Governors was opened by the then MP David Howell alongside the Headmaster David Smith. The school became a Foundation School in 2000 and an Academy School in 2013.

Notable former pupils

Gina Radford, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England (2015 to 2019)

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Official website

[guildfordcounty.co.uk-1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e Educational establishments in Guildford
Secondary	Christ's College George Abbot Guildford County King's College St Peter's
Independent	Guildford High Royal Grammar School Tormead
Higher and Further Education	Academy of Contemporary Music University of Law Guildford College (incorporating Merrist Wood College) Guildford School of Acting University of Surrey

v t e Borough of Guildford
Towns, villages, most notable neighbourhoods and hamlets	Albury Artington Ash Ash Vale Burntcommon Burpham Chilworth Compton East Clandon East Horsley Effingham Fairlands Farley Green Gomshall Guildford Holmbury St Mary Jacobs Well Merrow Normandy Ockham Peaslake Pirbright Puttenham Ripley St Martha Seale Send Shackleford Shalford Shere Stoughton Tongham Wanborough West Clandon West Horsley Wisley Wood Street Village Worplesdon
Parks and public woodlands	Albury Park Clandon Park Hatchlands Park On the Greensand Ridge The Hurtmoor Winterfold Forest Ockham Park Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons Seale Chalk Pit Silent Pool On the North Downs Newlands Corner St Martha's Hill wooded slopes of the Hog's Back Stoke Park Sutton Place Wanborough Grange RHS Garden, Wisley
Places of worship	Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth Guildford Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Guildford St Martha's Church St Nicolas' Church, Guildford St Mary's Church, Guildford Watts Cemetery Chapel
Education	Academy of Contemporary Music Ash Manor School Christ's College, Guildford George Abbot School Guildford College Guildford County School Guildford High School Guildford School of Acting Howard of Effingham School King's College, Guildford Knowl Hill School Merrist Wood College Ripley Court School Royal Grammar School St Peter's School Tormead School University of Law University of Surrey
Transport	Ash railway station Ash Vale railway station Chilworth railway station Clandon railway station Effingham Junction railway station Gomshall railway station Guildford bus station Guildford railway station Horsley railway station London Road (Guildford) railway station Shalford railway station Tongham railway station Wanborough railway station Worplesdon railway station
Buildings and structures	Abbot's Hospital Chilworth Manor Clandon Park House Electric Theatre G Live Guildford Castle Guildford Guildhall Guildford House Guildford Museum Guildford Spectrum Hogs Back Brewery Pirbright Institute Royal Surrey County Hospital Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford The Undercroft Watts Gallery Wisley Airfield Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Sport	Charlotteville Cycling Club Guildford City F.C. Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC Guildford Flames Merrow F.C. Surrey Storm Surrey Scorchers Tongham F.C.
People	List of people from Guildford