Guildhall School of Music and Drama

CollegeMixedHigher education institutionsLondon City of London

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Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a higher education institutions in London for boys and girls.

Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT020 7628 2571gsmd.ac.ukMs Lynne Williams principalAll details

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,01612 months to June 2026, mostly other theft

Local crime rate660 per 1,000 people625% higher than the England average

Typical house price£800,000City of London

Nearest bus stop170 mSilk Street, 27 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
City of London School for Girls	Independent (grammar)	150 m	794	Not inspected	–	Compare
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre	Council	250 m	270	Good 2022	10	Compare
Fashion Retail Academy	Miscellaneous	350 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Charterhouse Square School	Independent	460 m	301	Not inspected	–	Compare
City of London Primary Academy, Islington	Free school	480 m	348	Outstanding 2019	98	Compare
The Lyceum	Independent	650 m	126	Not inspected	–	Compare
St Paul's Cathedral School	Independent	700 m	280	Not inspected	–	Compare
Central Foundation Boys' School	Voluntary	790 m	1,152	No overall grade 2025	91	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT
Telephone: 020 7628 2571
Website: www.gsmd.ac.uk
Principal: Ms Lynne Williams
Type of school: Higher education institutions (Higher education institutions, universities)
Phase: College
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: City of London
Ward: Cripplegate
Constituency: Cities of London and Westminster
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 April 1935 (new provision)
URN: 135412 · UKPRN 10007825

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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