Type | Sixth form college |
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Location |
Tuesley Lane Godalming Surrey GU7 1RS England Coordinates: 51°10′36″N 0°36′59″W / 51.17678°N 0.61629°W |
Local authority | Surrey |
DfE URN | 130828 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 16+ |
Website | www |
Godalming College is a sixth form college, situated in Godalming, 31 miles (50 km) south-west of London and five miles from Guildford, Surrey. The college has been consistently oversubscribed in recent years. It is the successor to Godalming Grammar School, a state grammar school. The 2008 Ofsted report said that: 'Leadership and management is outstanding.' The Principal is Emma Young.
In 2016, Godalming College had a 99.5% pass rate, 61.3% of exam entrants attained grades within the A* to B boundary and 33.5% achieved an A or A*. In the same year, 100 percent pass rates were achieved in all BTEC courses.
Above, a panoramic, showing the new Piazza in early Spring 2014. In 2000, the newly completed building achieved the Best New Building Award in the Godalming Trust Civic Design Awards. Since then, three new blocks have been built, including a library block, sports hall and a performing arts building.
There is a Christian Union at Godalming, there is also a secular society, a debating society and an LGBT society.