Guildford County School ('GCS') is a foundation school run by it's headmaster Peter Costello. It is located on Farnham Road (A31), Guildford, England, approximately 200 metres from Guildford town centre and opposite Farnham Road Hospital. It has around 950 students enrolled, including the Sixth Form, and about 87 teachers. The school's admissions policy is non-selective.
In September 2004, the School was granted with Specialist Music College Status, designated by the Department for Education and Skills, and the school is set to become an Academy in January 2012. The headteacher of the school is Peter Costello, although he is resigning in Summer 2013. The school is patroned by Julian Lloyd Webber and Howard Goodall.
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