Guildford High School is an independent day school for girls that was founded in 1888. Approximately 1,000 girls between ages 4 to 18 attend the school from Guildford and its surrounding towns and villages. The school comprises a Junior School, Senior School and Sixth Form.

History

From the beginning, Guildford High School, founded by the

Church Schools Company The United Church Schools Trust (UCST) is a large education charity in the United Kingdom which owns and operates a group of 12 independent schools. The charity is operating under the name United Learning as of 2012. History UCST was founded in ...

in 1788, was a progressive school. While some early girls' schools were designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of prospective governesses, Guildford High School sought to provide a feminine counterpart to the reformed public schools for boys. The current site on London Road was completed in 1893 and is still in use. During the post-World War II years, the school underwent rapid expansion. By the 1980s, student numbers had increased to over 600. Today the school has over 980 girls and is still part of the Company (now known as the United Church Schools Trust).

Campus

The school possesses a sports' centre off of the main campus. This includes an indoor swimming pool, gym, sports hall, fitness suite and social area. The main campus consists of the Senior school, the sixth form house (Morton House), Nightingale Road House, and the Junior school. Harper House was bought and added to the premises, also enlarging the gardens, in August 2011. The garden of the original Nightingale Road House were converted into a social area when the site was acquired in 2006.

Fees

As of 2018-19 fees for the school ranged from 4 to 5k for the Junior School pupils and 6k for those at the Senior School.

Notable former pupils

Lorna Arnold Lorna Margaret Arnold (; 7 December 1915 – 25 March 2014) was a British historian who wrote a number of books connected with the British nuclear weapons programmes. A graduate of Bedford College, London, she trained as a teacher at the C ...

, military historian *

Call Me Loop Georgia Buchanan (born 23 December 1990), known professionally as Call Me Loop, is an English singer and songwriter. Following the release of her debut single "Looking at You" in 2016, she has since independently released two extended plays, '' ...

, singer and songwriter *

Pamela Cooper Pamela Margaret Cooper (née Fletcher; 24 October 1910 – 13 July 2006), known as the Hon. Mrs Patrick Hore-Ruthven between 1939 and 1945, and as Viscountess Ruthven of Canberra between 1945 and 1952, was a British courtier, campaigner for re ...

, socialite * Anne Davies, newsreader *

Ella Hickson Ella Hickson (born 1985) is a British playwright and theatrical director, living in London. Early life Hickson was brought up in Guildford in Surrey and educated at Guildford High School from 1996 to 2003. Career Hickson's first play, '' E ...

, playwright *

Fiona Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger Fiona Ferelith Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, (née Allom) is a Conservative politician and life peer. Biography She was educated at senior level at Queen Anne's School, Caversham, Berkshire and Guildford High School, Surrey. She wa ...

, independent sector healthcare assessor *

Celia Imrie Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress and author. She was described in 2003 as one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades. She is best known for her film roles, including the '' Bridget Jones'' f ...

, actress *

Clemmie Moodie Clementine Moodie (born 8 December 1981) is an English journalist,columnist and assistant editor at The Sun howbiz Early life While attending Guildford High School, she played lacrosse for England, South-East Region tennis and cricket for Surr ...

, journalist *

Julia Ormond Julia Karin Ormond (born 4 January 1965) is an English actress. She rose to prominence by appearing in ''The Baby of Mâcon'' (1993), '' Legends of the Fall'' (1994), ''First Knight'' (1995), ''Sabrina'' (1995), '' Smilla's Sense of Snow'' (199 ...

, actress *

Claire Phillips Claire Maybelle Snyder (December 2, 1907 – May 22, 1960), also known as Clara Fuentes, Clara Phillips, Dorothy Fuentes as well as High Pockets, was an American spy, entertainer, club owner, and writer most noted for her exploits in the Japanes ...

, British portrait artist *

Lucy Prebble Lucy Prebble (born 1981) is a British playwright. She is the author of the plays ''The Sugar Syndrome'', '' The Effect'', ''ENRON'' and '' A Very Expensive Poison''. For television she adapted ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' and co-created ''I H ...

, playwright *

Justine Roberts Justine Juliette Alice Roberts (born October 1967) is the founder and chief executive of British websites Mumsnet and Gransnet. Early life Roberts was educated at Guildford High School and at New College, Oxford, where she read PPE. Career Rob ...

, founder and chief executive of

Mumsnet Mumsnet is a London-based internet forum, created in 2000 by Justine Roberts for discussion between parents of children and teenagers. History and finances Mumsnet was created in 2000 by Justine Roberts, who came up with the idea of a we ...

Louise Roe Louise Roe (born 3 December 1981) is an English television presenter, model, and fashion journalist. She is notable for hosting BBC's '' The Clothes Show'', E!'s ''Fashion Police'', E!'s ''Perfect Catch'', the MTV Europe Music Awards' Red Carpet ...

, television presenter, fashion journalist and model * Annabel Tollman, fashion stylist * Alexandra Wedgwood, architectural historian *

Julia Wilson-Dickson Julia Wilson-Dickson (2 August 1949 – 16 October 2015) was a British voice and dialect coach whose students included some of the best known actors in film and theater. Early life and education Wilson-Dickson was born in Brighton to Philip Wilson ...

, voice and dialect coach *

Misha Nonoo Misha Nonoo is a US-based British-Bahraini fashion designer, best known for her eponymous line of women's ready-to-wear. Early life Nonoo was born in Bahrain to an Iraqi father of Jewish descent and an English mother. Her family moved to Londo ...

, fashion designer

References

External links

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{{authority control Schools in Guildford Independent schools in Surrey Girls' schools in Surrey Church of England independent schools in the Diocese of Guildford United Learning schools Educational institutions established in 1888 1888 establishments in England