Chessington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 29 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 148407
- Address
- Garrison Lane, KT9 2JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 677 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 70%
Other White 12.9%
Mixed 8.6%
African 2.1%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.58
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 67%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 58.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 5 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Chessington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 78
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 77 79 |
| Year 8 | 152 75 77 |
| Year 9 | 129 84 45 |
| Year 10 | 129 69 60 |
| Year 11 | 111 60 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 94.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 13.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 69.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 9.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 2.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |