Chertsey High School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Surrey
Chertsey Road, Addlestone, KT15 2EP
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/02/2022
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
17.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
886
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
149 of 171 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
562
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 171 | 149 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 160 | 16 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 117 | 8 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 114 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Total | 562 | 176 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Surrey council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
3.75 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
180 places · 180 offered
distance relates to the last criterion for which places were offered
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Mary Gould
- Address
- Chertsey Road, Addlestone, KT15 2EP
- Phone
- 01932598020
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Chertsey Riverside · Runnymede and Weybridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144741
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
886 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
22 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 962 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.77 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 79.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 24% | 50% | 75% | |
| English Language | 177 | 16% | 53% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 19% | 62% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 133 | 11% | 38% | 56% | |
| History | 87 | 22% | 44% | 62% | |
| Geography | 87 | 18% | 51% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 79 | 19% | 47% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 77 | 19% | 42% | 48% | |
| French | 70 | 11% | 29% | 49% | |
| Biology | 41 | 37% | 76% | 85% | |
| Physics | 41 | 44% | 73% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 39% | 73% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 3.7 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.