A Brief History

The oldest buildings at the former County School for Girls in Guildford date from the time of the First World War. More buildings were added during the following sixty years. In 1978, the girls' grammar school became a mixed 12-18 comprehensive school. Between 1977 and 1979, a second teaching block was built together with another gymnasium. The school became grant-maintained in September 1990 and three years later a three-storey building named after our former Chairman of Governors, Stanley Cobbett, was opened. With the change in the age of transfer from 12 to 11, the school roll grew to over 900. In 2000 the school became a Foundation School. We have now been a specialist Music College since 2004.