Prior's Field School

Independent school · Girls · ages 11–20 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Surrey, Godalming GU7school website

An independent school in Surrey for ages 11–20: destination measures are not published for independent schools, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
280

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Surrey’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 450 places, including the sixth form.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol2025<5<5<5
20245<5<5
2023<5<5—

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

35.8Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school35.8
Surrey50.8
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50. Not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 73 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Surrey 55%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasurePrior's Field SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)35.850.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%44%41%
EBacc average point score3.284.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—32.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—54.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—12%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

30.51%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Photography stands out at GCSE — 22% of the year group took it, against 6% across England. At A level it is Business Studies: 38% of students (England 13%).

Green & Sustainability53%
Health & Safety43%
Natural Sciences42%
Engineering & Manufacturing39%
Transversal Skills38%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects20

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Combined Science5373%65%36%9%94%
Business Studies3548%18%31%20%94%
Geography3345%41%79%25%100%
Spanish2332%19%61%27%100%
Biology1825%23%78%45%94%
Physics1825%23%78%46%100%
Chemistry1825%23%89%47%100%
Photography1622%6%44%19%100%
Design and Technology1622%11%63%23%100%
Fine Art1521%9%60%28%100%
Physical Education1419%11%64%24%100%
Textiles1419%2%64%27%100%
Drama1216%7%92%27%100%
Music1115%5%82%33%100%
French1014%18%70%29%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition811%8%25%21%100%
Religious Studies710%31%57%32%100%
Computer Science45%13%—30%—
Latin23%1%—74%—
German11%5%—33%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications3
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group531%—
Music performance: Group425%—
Music performance: Group213%—
A level subjects16

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Biology638%20%
Business Studies638%13%
Photography——3%
Textiles——1%
Fine Art——3%
Chemistry——17%
Chinese——0%
Classical Civilisation——1%
Economics——13%
English Literature——11%
History——13%
Latin——0%
Mathematics——31%
Psychology——23%
Religious Studies——4%
Spanish——2%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses6
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 3———
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)———
HistoryGCE AS level (All)———
ChemistryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
HistoryGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)———
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)———
A level results8
MeasurePrior's Field SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study52——
— of whom A level students167,325261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry36.7037.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects8%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Green & Sustainability61%
Health & Safety53%
Natural Sciences53%
Transversal Skills47%
Engineering & Manufacturing44%
Language & Communication38%
Business & Administration25%
Mathematics & Statistics22%
Digital & ICT Skills19%
Arts & Humanities15%
Social & Cultural Skills9%
Law & Public Administration8%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

particle model 7.2energy transfer 6.8vocabulary 6.4fraction 6.4percentage 5.8observation 5.5scale 5.5change of state 5.5adaptation 5.3ratio 5.2photosynthesis 5.1temperature 4.8reflection 4.6standard form 4.4conclusion 4.4measurement 4.3state of matter 4.2conservation of mass 4.2percentage change 4.0surface area to volume ratio 4.0force 4.0translation 3.9unit conversion 3.9material property 3.9

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, unit conversion, scale from Business Studies, Biology, Business Studies and 9 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses conservation of mass, energy change, unit conversion from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 4 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, data interpretation, experimental design from Biology, Biology, Chemistry and 3 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, climate change, conduct field work from Business Studies, Biology, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, dna, mixture from Biology, Biology, Chemistry and 2 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, periodic table, resistance from Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: battery test technician
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses scale, data collection, colour from Art and Design, Chemistry, Computer Science and 5 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, measurement, data interpretation from Business Studies, Biology, Design and Technology and 4 more
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, standard form, ph scale from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 3 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses adaptation, temperature, sampling technique from Biology, Biology, Food Preparation and Nutrition and 1 more · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Biomedical scientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses experimental design, data presentation, si unit from Biology, Biology, Science · jobs: biomedical scientist, specialist biomedical scientist, biomedical scientist advanced
Water industry treatment process technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, si unit from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: wastewater treatment technician, water plant technician, recycling specialist
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Independent schools admit directly and set their own dates and entrance tests; council allocation statistics do not cover them.

  1. Year 6Register with the school; entrance assessments are usually in the autumn or January, offers in February
  2. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Surrey

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.