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Chertsey High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Chertsey Road, Addlestone KT15 2EP · chertseyhighschool.co.uk · 01932 598020
On the mapSearch near KT15 2EP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.95 mi
- 6.35 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 886
- 98% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.4%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.95 mi (6.35 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 133 families put the school first and 177 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 177 | 133 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 171 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 185 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 222 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 250 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.95 mi6.35 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.2, and 44.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲79.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.32 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.8 | −13.7 |
| Sixth form college | 34.8 | +24.2 |
| Further education | 40.2 | −5.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chertsey High School on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
31% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 31%
- Replies
- 16
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 62% who had a child bullied