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Guildford County School
Secondary · Academy · Guildford
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Bad and horrible
Bad school give random suspension and bullying
County
It is a really safe school and the teachers and students all treat you with respect!
Success at a cost
All three of my children attended this school and whilst the new headmaster certainly boosted the Ofsted rating, it certainly came at a price whereby the pressure on the children to achieve is immense, workloads too high and considerations of their mental health ignored. They reward attainment not effort. Pastoral care is patchy, communication terrible and newsletters delivered like an opinionated backslapping political manifesto. If you have children that are high achieving and unfazed by pressure then they'll do fine here, if your kids are neuro diverse, need extra support or are just plain sensitive I'd try a different school.
Sixth Form
Not reccommended
Guildford County School is a good school for achieving purely academically. They will push for academic success and that is often
then primary/sole focus. The school is good if that is all you care about.
The students are also friendly and there is a good community within students.
Recent implementations by the school have pushed the school much closer to a scondary school rather than college.
They treat the sixth form students less like young adults and more like children. This has hurt the relationships between students
and teachers due to the increased pressure and control. It has also damaged the personality of the school and made it a more depressing
place that lacks any creativity and energy.
There is also a severe lack of spaces for student to be since they have turned many of the communal spaces and
multi-purpose rooms into forces study rooms that few people use due to a booking system. This has forced students into the already
cramped common room which has increased stress and tension among students further damaging and removing any student individuality.
then primary/sole focus. The school is good if that is all you care about.
The students are also friendly and there is a good community within students.
Recent implementations by the school have pushed the school much closer to a scondary school rather than college.
They treat the sixth form students less like young adults and more like children. This has hurt the relationships between students
and teachers due to the increased pressure and control. It has also damaged the personality of the school and made it a more depressing
place that lacks any creativity and energy.
There is also a severe lack of spaces for student to be since they have turned many of the communal spaces and
multi-purpose rooms into forces study rooms that few people use due to a booking system. This has forced students into the already
cramped common room which has increased stress and tension among students further damaging and removing any student individuality.
Maths
Not the best
Mental health support is applauding. Students with learning differences aren’t support overly well (you’ll really need to advocate for your child and keep pestering them).
decent
yeah, decent school what else can i say
Not perfect, but what school is?
Although there is definitely some covert bullying, in my experience the school has always been quite good at handling serious issues. I think County is unique because of the way the house system unites people across the year groups - there’s a certain level of respect for lower years that I don’t think exists at a lot of other secondary schools. The majority of the teachers also care about each individual student massively and seem to genuinely want the best for everyone. The mental health support could be better, as, whilst there are specific teachers who are there to talk to (and they’re very useful), there isn’t a fully trained school therapist as such. There are many extra curricular opportunities though, especially in the music department, and it can be so nice to be able to take a break from work. I’ve also found that County has way more leadership roles than most schools, which can be really great for confidence.
Good school but a lot needs to change
Good academic side, but very insufficient when it comes to mental health or bullying. Lots of cases of homophobia and racism brushed off. Teachers are mostly really nice and there are lots of clubs and activities.
Terrible. Current student
Lack of discipline, does not deal with bullies and there ends up with more harm then good. Teaching is insufficient and there is too much homework which ruins your mental health
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