Parent of 7 Plus student (Guildford High School)
17th February 2025
Guildford High School Entrance Guide
Parent of 7 Plus student (Guildford High School)
17th February 2025
Admissions Competitiveness & CEM Benchmark
How Competitive Is Entry?
Entry to Guildford High School is competitive, with scores typically in the top 15–20% nationally.
While the school does not publish official CEM thresholds, aggregated outcomes and educator insight suggest that successful applicants typically achieve:
Indicative competitive range: 115–120.
Owl Tutors Competitiveness Index: 7.5 / 10 (our CEM age-standardised score).
Selectivity Tier: Tier 4
This classification places Guildford High School among the more academically competitive independent schools.
Schools do not publish official cut-off scores. The range and tier above are based on aggregated outcome patterns and educator insight, and are intended as indicative guidance rather than formal rankings.
What Does This Score Range Mean?
CEM scores are age-standardised, with:
- 100 = national average
- 115 = roughly top 15–20% nationally
- 120 = roughly top 10%
- 125+ = typically top 5% or higher
If competitive applicants are typically scoring in the 115–120 range, this suggests entry requires performance comfortably above national averages.
Understanding CEM Scores & PercentilesHow Does This Compare Nationally?
Within our School Competitiveness framework, schools are grouped into tiers based on typical competitive score bands.
You can see how Guildford High School compares to other independent schools nationally here:
View the School Competitiveness IndexIs Your Child Currently Working at This Level?
Families outside the private or prep school system often do not have access to benchmarking data of this kind.
To understand how your child currently compares to competitive applicants, you can:
- Take a timed CEM-style diagnostic assessment
- Receive an age-standardised score
- See national percentile positioning
- Identify subject-level strengths and gaps
For Families Already Performing in This Range
If your child is already scoring within or close to this band, preparation typically shifts from improvement to consistency and exam-day margin.
Detailed performance reports can help identify:
- Section-level volatility rephrase to repeated test
- Score stability across sittings
- Timing pressure effects
Guildford High School entrance tutors
We currently have 4 tutors with specific experience of preparing students for Guildford High School entrance exams. Here are some of our top matches:
Sophie From £120.00 per hour
7 Plus • 8 Plus • 11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • English • Maths • SEN
Sophie qualified as a teacher in 2009 after graduating from St Mary's University College, London. She has 15 years full time experience working across all key…
- Examiner
Caroline From £90.00 per hour
7 Plus • 8 Plus • 11 Plus • 13 Plus • Other School Entrance • English
Caroline has over 23 years of teaching experience, ages 3-13 across Private, Free and State schools, and has been Head of English at a leading Prep…
- Russell Group
Entrance papers for Guildford High School
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Free 7 Plus papers for students applying to Guildford High School
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Free 11 Plus papers for students applying to Guildford High School
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Free 16 Plus papers for students applying to Guildford High School
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Exam papers
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View all papersWhat parents and students say about our tutoring for Guildford High School
We had tried several other tutors before finding Sophie and we are so grateful to her. Sophie was immediately able to assess the topics my son was already confident in, and focus in quickly on what he needed to work on. The lessons were structured, engaging, and a perfect pace - pushing him to improve in a really supportive way. In a short space of time my son grew in both confidence and skill. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her for anyone sitting 7+ or 11+ exams.
Parent of 7 Plus student (Guildford High School)
7th May 2024
Caroline is vastly experienced and yet very approachable and put our 7 year old daughter at ease immediately upon meeting her, despite her being somewhat mistrustful of teachers given some 'sub-optimal' experiences with her schooling to date. Caroline has helped her re-discover her joy in learning and catch up and now improve all of her key / core skills
Parent of 7 Plus student (Tormead School and Guildford High School)
18th January 2024
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Guildford High School is an independent school.
Guildford High School is in the local authority of Surrey.
The URN (Unique Reference Number) for Guildford High School is 125342.
Guildford High School is located in Guildford. The full address is London Road, Guildford, GU1 1SJ.
You can call Guildford High School on 01483561440.
You can visit Guildford High School’s website at https://www.guildfordhigh.co.uk.
Guildford High School caters to students aged 4 to 19.
No, Guildford High School is a day school and does not offer boarding options for students.
Yes, Guildford High School has a sixth form for students in years 12 and 13.
Guildford High School only accepts girls.
Guildford High School has 1011 girls.
The following schools are located within approximately 5 miles of Guildford High School:
- Royal Grammar School Guildford (0.38 miles)
- Tormead School (0.38 miles)
- Charterhouse (3.99 miles)
There were 90 pupils with an A-Level or IB entry at Guildford High School in 2025.
The average result as a grade at Guildford High School in 2025 was A+.
The average result as a point score at Guildford High School in 2025 was 52.51.
There were 78.90% students who achieved AAB or higher (including at least 2 facilitating subjects) at Guildford High School in 2025.
The grade for each student’s best 3 A levels at Guildford High School in 2025 was A+.
The average point score for each student’s best 3 A levels at Guildford High School in 2025 was 52.96.
There were 95 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 at Guildford High School in 2025.
There were NA pupils in the Progress 8 measure at Guildford High School in 2025.
The Progress 8 score (adjusted) for Guildford High School in 2025 was NA.
The % of pupils with entries in all EBacc subjects at Guildford High School in 2025 was 0.00%. Please note that many private schools do not submit entries for the EBacc, so this figure may not be relevant.
The percentage of students achieving strong 9-5 passes in English & Maths at Guildford High School in 2025 was 0.00%. Please note that many private schools do not submit all data at KS4, so this figure may not be relevant.
The Average Attainment 8 score at Guildford High School in 2025 was 22.1.
The EBacc APS score per pupil at Guildford High School in 2025 was 1.3.
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