Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford A GSG School
- Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford
High Street
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3BB - Head: Dr J Cox
- T 01483 880600
- F 01483 880602
- E office@rgsg.co.uk
- W www.rgsg.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 980; sixth formers: 280
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £22,572 pa
- Open days: September/October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: RGS Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A highly academic school with a long-standing track record of success, but no longer an exam factory. Parents say career advice is a highlight. Staff are ‘exceptionally generous with their time,’ researching the market, producing briefing sheets and offering specialist lectures. RGS has a deserved reputation as the number one local destination for bright boys, regardless of background, and the resulting student body is grounded and...
What the school says...
Located in the centre of the historic town of Guildford, the RGS is an independent day school for boys aged 11 to 18. The School dates its foundation from 1509 and as a flagship for boys education has a national reputation for academic excellence but also prides itself on its traditional values of decency and respect, supported by outstanding pastoral care.
RGS boys have the opportunity to experience the widest range of enriching activities providing them with a broad and balanced education. Sport, music, drama, art and outdoor pursuits, as integral parts of each boys development, are thriving in the School. ...Read more
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Sports
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2007, Dr Jon Cox, previously second master and deputy head in charge of pupil wellbeing at Whitgift School, Croydon. Educated at Saint Mary’s College, Southampton (now closed), read physiology and pharmacology at the University of Southampton, followed by a swerve into a postgraduate certificate at the Royal College of Music, where he played French horn and intended a musical career. He then returned to Southampton to do a PhD in biochemistry.
Described by parents as ‘a thoughtful, well-read, progressive and articulate man’, Dr Cox ‘loves the energy’ of working in schools, feels he has ‘the best job in the world’ and told us, ‘I’ll be staying here as long as I possibly can.’ He spent 14 years at Whitgift, so is clearly loyal. Still teaches biology to the third-form...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The RGS has a Learning Support Coordinator and an assistant. Further learning support is provided by members of the English department.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amesbury | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 academic scholarship |
| Chesham Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Cranleigh Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 Academic, 1 Music |
| Hall Grove School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| King's House School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Parkside School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| RGS Prep | 2023 | 34 | 7 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship (6) |
| St George’s School Windsor Castle | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| St Hilary's School | 2023 | 1 |
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