Godalming College

Overview

Godalming College continues to be an outstanding provider, offering a highly effective and welcoming environment for its 16-19 students. The report highlights a curriculum that is closely aligned with student ambitions, resulting in excellent progress and high achievement in final assessments.

Strengths

• Students benefit from "highly knowledgeable teachers" who create "very calm, orderly environments" that allow them to focus on learning exceptionally well.
• The curriculum is organised "highly effectively and logically," enabling students to build on prior knowledge and apply concepts with "greater fluency and confidence."
• Teachers use "searching and probing questions" to deepen understanding and provide precise feedback, ensuring students know exactly how to improve.
• A "high-quality careers programme" supports students in navigating complex entry processes for courses such as medicine, with the "vast majority progressing to higher education at their first-choice university."
• Leaders are "ambitious for students," including those with special educational needs or disabilities, providing early identification of support needs and individualised interventions to ensure rapid catch-up.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with students feeling safe and confident that concerns would be acted on appropriately.