Guildford High School – Junior School
Guildford High School Junior School
Org 1: IAPS
United Learning
London Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1SJ
Telephone: 01483 561440
Open events: Regular weekday mornings throughout the year (see website for dates)
Age Range: Pre-Prep/Infants, Prep/Junior to 11
Day or Boarding: Day, Day Only
Gender: Girls
Chair of Local Governing Body: Ms Kate Richards
Head of Junior School: Mr Allistair Williamson, BPhEd Auckland
Deputy Head of Junior School: Mrs Kathryn L Hughes, BSc Hons London
Age range. Girls 4–11.
Number of pupils. 300.
Fees per term (2025-2026). Reception–Year 1: £5,401. Year 2: £6,206. Years 3–6: £7,010.
Awarded ‘Independent Preparatory School of the Decade 2022’ by The Sunday Times and ‘The Best Prep School for Academic Results’ in The Week magazine 2023, the Junior School at Guildford High School is situated on the same site as the Senior School. It is a modern, bright, self-contained school with the third floor specially dedicated to Art, Music, Science, IT and the Library.
Girls normally join the school in Reception (age 4 years) or Year 3 (age 7 years), however, they are welcome in any year group depending on spaces available, and work their way through the Junior School with natural progression on to the Senior School at Year 7 (11 years).
The breadth and depth of the curriculum encompasses 15 fast-paced subjects, with an embedded thinking skills programme. Three modern foreign languages are included, with Spanish starting in Year 1 for five-year-olds. Music, drama and sport play an important part in the curricular and extracurricular programmes. Specialist teachers and resources are employed throughout the Junior School. Parents and teachers work closely together to ensure excellent differentiation and a nurturing environment with strong pastoral care.
Guildford High School Junior School girls are confident, happy and well prepared for entry to the Senior School. (See Guildford High School Senior School entry in HMC section.) Charitable status. Guildford High School Junior School is part of United Learning which comprises: UCST (a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England, number 2780748, and a Registered Charity, number 1016538) and ULT (a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England, number 4439859, and an Exempt Charity).