Godalming College is a

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, situated in Godalming, south-west of

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and five miles from

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. The college had been consistently oversubscribed in years prior to 2010. It is the successor to

Godalming Grammar School Godalming Grammar School was a state-funded selective grammar School taking both boys and girls, situated in Tuesley Lane, Godalming, England. Organisation Post-war, students were selected via the eleven-plus examination. From the early 1960s, ...

, a state grammar school. The college retained its 'outstanding' Ofsted status in a December 2019 inspection.

Academic standings

In 2020, Godalming College had a 99.8% pass rate, 67.6% of exam entrants attained grades within the A* to B boundary. In the same year, 100 percent pass rates were achieved in all BTEC courses, with 67.2% of BTEC entrants attaining grades within the Distinction to Distinction* boundary.

Design Awards

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.

Societies

There is a Christian Union at Godalming, there is also a Debating Society, a Harry Potter Society, a Model UN Society, GCTV (a student media enterprise), Chess Club, Games Club and an

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society.

Notable alumni

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, actress ('' Shameless'') *

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, England cricketer *

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, comedian and writer.Godalming alumni
* Alexandra Evans, winner of Britains Next Top Model Cycle 4 *

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, actress *

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'' *

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, comedian and television presenter *

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, actress *

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, actress (''

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'') *

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, rugby player *

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, actor *

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Actor

References

External links

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