Royal Grammar School

Description

The Royal Grammar School, Guildford is a selective independent day school for boys in Guildford from 11 to 18 years.

Facilities

  • State-of-the-art library includes art studios, maths classrooms, a pastoral suite and an assembly space.
  • The school has invested heavily to ensure it has the finest IT facilities and all classrooms have interactive whiteboards and projectors. There are 13 computer suites available to students and there is wi-fi accessible across the school. The Junior School also have class sets of iPads for use in lessons.
  • The school has a dedicated Performing Arts Centre built around an impressive theatre which has professional sound and lighting facilities and raked seating for over 300. There is also a fully-equipped recording studio, a dance studio with ballet barre and sprung floor, a keyboard lab and 10 individual teaching rooms which are used for private music tuition.
  • On-site, the school has a state-of-the-art artificial turf pitch, rugby pitch and several play areas. Off-site facilities include a football pitch, three rugby pitches and Jesmond Cricket Ground which is a five minute walk from the school. They also use many other city-based facilities for sports such as football, tennis, indoor climbing, squash, hockey and athletics.
  • The school has a large Science and Technology Centre which houses 15 specialist science laboratories for Biology, Chemistry and Physics, as well as two design and technology laboratories and a teaching kitchen.
  • In addition to 12 classrooms, the Junior School also have a dedicated art room (with ceramics kiln), an IT suite, a science lab, individual music practise rooms, two library spaces and an exciting new green-screen room for making high quality video footage. The Junior School have also invested heavily in iPad technology. Outdoors, there are two creative play areas with climbing equipment, a dedicated netball pitch and an 80m running track with jumping pit. The Junior School also have access to the sporting facilities in the Senior School.

Features

Things to note

The school has a wide list of co curicular activities and sports department for students to work on. They allow students to participate in them so that the student's personality develops.

Extra Curricular

Please check the school website link for details.

Selection Criteria: Selective

Admission Details

The process of selection and admissions is designed to confirm that children have the potential to cope with fast-paced, challenging academic curriculum. Any process of assessment can seem daunting, therefore every attempt is made to ensure that both parents and children are relaxed and put at ease from the moment an application is made. They are well aware that there can be significant differences in the educational experiences of children and we take that into account during our assessment process. For more information click on the links below:

Fees

  • Junior School fees for the academic year 2022-23 are £4,315 per term (£12,945 per annum).
  • Senior School fees for the academic year 2022-23 are £5,123 per term (£15,369 per annum).

Scholarships

The school does not offer any scholarships. There are a small number of means-tested bursaries which are available at main entry points only (Years 3, 5, 7 and Sixth Form). 

Achievements

Please check the school website link for details.

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