Schools in Godalming
Godalming has 24 schools including 13 primaries and 2 secondaries - all falling under Surrey County Council admissions co-ordination. Of those, 10 are academies or free schools and 10 have a faith designation, making Godalming one of the more complex admissions landscapes in Surrey.
The two main secondary schools in Godalming are Rodborough and Broadwater, both of which use Surrey's standard oversubscription criteria. Demand at both schools means that distance tiebreakers can be decisive; parents living north of the A3100 should check which school's catchment boundary their address falls within.
School demand in Godalming
Across the 21 schools in Godalming with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
10 schools in Godalming have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Godalming are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Surrey, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Godalming have a current Ofsted rating, of which 7 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Godalming: 3 oversubscribed (13)
Milford School
Primary · Foundation school
Godalming · GU8 5JA
Godalming Junior School
Primary · Foundation school
Godalming · GU7 3HW
Moss Lane School
Primary · Foundation school
Godalming · GU7 1EF
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Godalming · GU8 5PN
St James CofE Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Godalming · GU8 6DH
Busbridge CofE Aided Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Godalming · GU7 1XA
The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Godalming · GU8 5PB
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Godalming · GU8 4UF
Loseley Fields Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Godalming · GU7 3TB
St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Godalming · GU7 2LD
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Godalming · GU7 1PF
Busbridge Infant School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Godalming · GU7 1PJ
Farncombe Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Godalming · GU7 3LT
Secondary Schools in Godalming (2)
Other Schools in Godalming (9)
The Wharf Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Godalming · GU7 1JG
Prior's Field School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Godalming · GU7 2RH
Charterhouse
Not applicable · Other independent school
Godalming · GU7 2DX
St Hilary's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Godalming · GU7 1RZ
King Edward's School Witley
Not applicable · Other independent school
Godalming · GU8 5SG
Barrow Hills School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Godalming · GU8 5NY
Unsted Park School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Godalming · GU7 1UW
Godalming College
All through · Academy 16-19 converter
Godalming · GU7 1RS
St Dominic's School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Godalming · GU8 4DX
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Godalming are set by Surrey and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.