Guildford High School

Guildford High School

Motto	As One That Serveth
Established	1888
Type	Independent day school
Religion	Church of England
Headmistress	Mrs Fiona Boulton
Chairman of Governors	George Carey
Location	London Road Guildford Surrey GU1 1SJ England Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 0°33′50″W / 51.241793°N 0.563844°W / 51.241793; -0.563844
Local authority	Surrey
DfE number	936/6046
DfE URN	125342 Tables
Students	985 (2011)
Gender	Girls
Ages	4–18
Affiliation	United Church Schools Trust
Website	www.guildfordhigh.surrey.sch.uk

Guildford High School is an all-girls independent school not far from Guildford High Street, on London Road, Guildford, Surrey. It works closely with the local independent boys' school Royal Grammar School. There are approximately 930 students from junior school to sixth form.^[1]

History

From the first, Guildford High School, founded by the Church Schools Company in 1888, was a progressive school. While some early girls' schools were designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of prospective governesses, Guildford High School sought to provide a feminine counterpart to the reformed public schools for boys. The current site on London Road was completed in 1893 and is still in use. During the post-World War II years, the school underwent rapid expansion. By the 1980s, student numbers had increased to over 600. Today the school has over 980 girls and is still part of the Company (now known as the United Church Schools Trust).

Campus

The school possesses a sports' centre off of the main campus. This includes an indoor swimming pool, gym, sports hall, fitness suite and social area. The main campus consists of the Senior school, the sixth form house (Morton House), Nightingale Road House, and the Junior school. Harper House was bought and added to the premises, also enlarging the gardens, in August 2011. The garden of the original Nightingale Road House were converted into a social area when the site was acquired in 2006.

Notable former pupils

• Lorna Arnold, military historian
• Pamela Cooper, socialite
• Ella Hickson, playwright
• Fiona Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, independent sector healthcare assessor
• Celia Imrie, actress
• Annabel Tollman, fashion stylist
• Julia Ormond, actress
• Claire Phillips, British portrait artist
• Lucy Prebble, playwright
• Justine Roberts, founder and chief executive of Mumsnet
• Louise Roe, television presenter, fashion journalist and model

References

External links

• School website
• Profile on the ISC website
• 2011 ISI Inspection Report

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 Nicolas' Church, Guildford St Mary's Church, Guildford Watts Mortuary 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 Lanesborough School Merrist Wood College Ripley Court Preparatory School Royal Grammar School Rydes Hill Preparatory School St. Peter's School Tormead School University for the Creative Arts The 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 railway station Horsley railway station London Road railway station Shalford railway station Tongham railway station Wanborough railway station Worplesdon railway station
Buildings and structures	Chilworth Manor Electric Theatre G Live Guildford Castle Guildford Guildhall Guildford House Guildford Museum Guildford Spectrum GuilFest Hogs Back Brewery Institute for Animal Health Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor Royal Surrey County Hospital Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford Watts Gallery Wisley Airfield Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Sport	Charlotteville Cycling Club Guildford City F.C. Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC Guildford Flames Guildford Giants Guildford Lightning Merrow F.C. Surrey Storm Surrey United Tongham F.C.