Overall Oxbridge
#505
4 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
119
Offers
20
Offer rate16.8%
-5.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Godalming
One of Surrey's smaller market towns, with around 23,000 residents settled in a valley fold of the River Wey, Godalming occupies the Borough of Waverley in south-west Surrey. South Western Railway services from Godalming station reach London Waterloo in under fifty minutes. Hurtmore and Busbridge, lying south-west of the centre, are among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, while Charterhouse, the hilltop quarter north of the town, has long been a school-competitive corner for secondary places. Binscombe and Broadwater extend the residential belt northward. The town has Saxon roots, with settlement first established above the Wey floodplain in the sixth or seventh century.
15
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
2
Special
schools
of which5sixth forms·11faith·1nurseries24 total
Area Performance
Godalming schools rank in the top 33% of England
Across 18 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.54/10, +0.07 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
14% Elite
Distribution across all Godalming schools
EliteExcellentGood
Godalming vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 33%
Across all ranked Godalming schools
Top 42%Primaryavg #6,309 of 14,978
Top 17%Secondaryavg #662 of 3,861
Top 30%Sixth formavg #759 of 2,554
Primary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
+0.00 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,309
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 42% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
12%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
+0.00 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,309
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 42% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
64%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
12%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#662
+33 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 17% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
68%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
35.2
-3.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#662
+33 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 17% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
68%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
35.2
-3.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#759
+20 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 30% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
34%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
66%
+16 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#759
+20 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 30% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
34%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
66%
+16 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#211
3 ranked schools · +42 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
64
Offers
9
Offer rate14.1%
-1.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#274
4 ranked schools · +499 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
55
Offers
11
Offer rate20.0%
-9.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Godalming
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Godalming
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Godalming
Local directory
School profiles in Godalming
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