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Chessington School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Garrison Lane, Chessington KT9 2JS · chessington.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8974 1156
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 653
- 87% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.4%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 147 | 108 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 142 | 97 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 159 | 108 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 168 | 149 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 152 | 1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.4, and 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 59.2, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade C- (27.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102599)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.6 | +9.6 |
| Sixth form college | 15 | −3.8 |
| Further education | 47.7 | −3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +2.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 28 | C- (27.1) | -0.20 |
| All academic | 28 | C- (27.1) | -0.20 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 102599)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 78 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 5 |
| Employment | 11 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 102599)
Ofsted
Chessington School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102599), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102599)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102599)
Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102599)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 65
- 10% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (37%) with SEND