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Charters School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Charters Road, Sunningdale, Ascot SL5 9QY · chartersschool.org.uk · 01344 624826

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
51
average Attainment 8 score. Windsor and Maidenhead 47.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,707
98% of 1,740 places
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
11%
First language not English
11.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Charters School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 265 families put the school first and 262 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 342 (Places 270)342September 2023: 345 (Places 270)345September 2024: 276 (Places 271)276September 2025: 300 (Places 270)300September 2026: 265 (Places 262)265Places 262
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262622651▲84%
September 2025Sept 20252703001.1▲85%
September 2024Sept 20242712761▲90%
September 2023Sept 20232703451.3▲73%
September 2022Sept 20222703421.3▲74%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51, and 57.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Windsor and Maidenhead it was 47.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.7 (England 46.3)54.72017/18: 59.3 (England 46.5)59.32018/19: 54.8 (England 46.7)54.82021/22: 57.1 (England 48.8)57.12022/23: 57.0 (England 46.3)57.02023/24: 54.5 (England 45.9)54.52024/25: 51.0 (England 46.0)51.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲5146
▲57.1%45.4%
▲76.5%64.8%
●41.0%40.5%
▲4.624.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form57.9+3.3
Sixth form college7.9−2.1
Further education25+0.1
Other education1.4−0.1
Apprenticeship1.7—
Not in a lasting destination3.8+0.5
Activity not captured2.4−0.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.8 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 35.6 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 36.9 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 36.6 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 36.6 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 34.6 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 35.7 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.5 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
170 studentsB- (35.5)Below average -0.13
170 studentsB- (35.7)Below average -0.12
18 studentsDist (35.4)Average +0.21
17.1%AAB or better
98.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24178B- (35.7)-0.09
2022/23175C+ (34.6)—
2021/22186B- (36.6)—
2018/19182B- (36.6)+0.23
2017/18180B- (36.9)+0.22
2016/17209B- (35.6)+0.21
2015/16225C+ (32.8)+0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University72.1+13.7
Further and other education1.10
Further education0.6—
Other education0.6—
Apprenticeship3.4+1.3
Employment17.3−10.6
Not in a lasting destination3.4−5
Activity not captured2.8+0.7

Ofsted

Charters School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
28 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2009

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Dec 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (386 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
84%
Replies
386
22% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●83% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼73% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲51% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼52% agreeEngland 67%

based on 73 parents (19%) with SEND

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