Guildford High School

Not to be confused with Guilford 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	The Rt Rev and Rt Hon George Carey
Location	London Road Guildford Surrey GU1 1SJ England
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.

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

See also: Category:People educated at Guildford High School

• Lorna Arnold, military historian
• Pamela Cooper, socialite
• Ella Hickson, playwright
• Fiona Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, independent sector healthcare assessor
• Celia Imrie, actress
• Clemmie Moodie, Daily Mirror Associate Features Editor
• 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

External links

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