THE REGISTER
RGS Guildford Photo Album
ISSUE 49 LENT 2026
In the rapidly-changing, dynamic landscape of the 21st-century, our students need to be equipped with an array of transferable skills to allow them to tackle the unexpected and the unknown with equal confidence. In that light, embedding our bespoke Learning Habits throughout the School remains a focus. Every facet of school life – curricular and co-curricular alike – test, stretch and develop our students’ organisation, engagement, imagination, perseverance, aspiration and reflection. Whether this is in the classroom or on the sports pitches at Bradstone Brook or in a multitude of other locations and scenarios, this term’s The Register provides an insight into the rich diversity of opportunities afforded to our students – rarely seen without a broad smile on their faces!
Upper Sixth Form students have already secured over 550 university offers, on an inspiring and diverse range of courses, with 93% coming from Russell Group or a Times Top 20 institution, including 20 Oxbridge offers.
Academic success starts with collaboration, teamwork and enjoyment, both inside and outside the classroom.
Enrichment outside the classroom included the annual World Book Week which unashamedly promoted and celebrated the joy of reading, and included author visits.
RGS Musician of the Year was, as always, one of the highlights of the musical calendar as our talented musicians competed for The Steynor Prize.
More than 120 students took part in our Ensembles Concert at Holy Trinity Church. An appreciative audience was entertained by a wide range of music from Holst to Taylor Swift.
The junior production of Arabian Nights weaved together tales of adventure, mystery, and enchantment: featuring daring heroes, cunning villains, and even a genie!
Set in the vibrant world of 1950’s New York, Guys & Dolls –the joint school musical with GHS –follows high rolling gamblers, determined missionaries, and showgirls with big hearts as their lives collide in a whirlwind of romance and mischief.
Over 70 Clubs and Societies, and 5 Field Days each year, provide plenty of scope to explore passions whatever they may be!
Trips nationally and internationally, including the ski trip to Les Deux Alpes, provided stretch and challenge, and plenty of lasting memories .
Over 20 hockey teams of all age groups regularly competed with notable success on the local and national stages.
Our Under 15s progressed all the way to the final of the National Schools Plate competition, played at Ealing Rugby Club: our first national rugby final for thirty years.
The growing reputation of RGS football was cemented as our players continued to impress on the circuit with their distinctive, fluent style of football.
Students threw themselves into a range of sports, catering to every interest and passion, as they embraced Sport for All at the RGS.
Charity and volunteering opportunities abounded, including The Great RGS Bake-Off with a theme of Colour Explosion, as we celebrated the importance of individuality, vibrancy and colour in our lives!
Our annual Stand-Up Comedy Evening raised significant funds and also provided a stage for our students to perform alongside professional comedians.
Old Guildfordians continued to maintain strong connections with the School in various areas of school life, including an OG social event at Oxford University.
A spirit of fun and energy epitomised this term, as the students prepared for the annual House Pancake race.
Thank you to every single individual – students and parents, staff and governors, and the wider community alike – who have contributed so much to this Lent Term, as inclusivity, kindness and collaboration remained very much at the heart of our ethos. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much #RGSTogether.