Sir William Perkins's School
Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 9BN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Ms Debbie Picton
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 620
- Pupils on roll
- 505
- URN
- 125425
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932574900
About this school
Sir William Perkins's School is a girls' independent school in Surrey. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 505 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sir William Perkins's School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Sir William Perkins's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1978, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 89 | 97 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.3 | 22.2 | 21.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sir William Perkins's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.3 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.2 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 21.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 573 |
| 2023/24 | 568 |
| 2024/25 | 528 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 108
Location
Nearby schools
-
White Lodge Children's Centre0.7 miles
Other types · Chertsey
-
Philip Southcote School1.0 miles
Academies · Addlestone
-
St George's College Weybridge1.5 miles
Independent schools · Addlestone
-
T A S I S1.7 miles
Independent schools · Egham
-
Meath School1.9 miles
Special schools · Chertsey
Common questions
- What ages does Sir William Perkins's School teach?
- Sir William Perkins's School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Surrey.
- Who is the head of Sir William Perkins's School?
- The head of Sir William Perkins's School is Ms Debbie Picton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir William Perkins's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sir William Perkins's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Sir William Perkins's School?
- Sir William Perkins's School has 505 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sir William Perkins's School full?
- Sir William Perkins's School has capacity for 620 pupils and 505 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sir William Perkins's School a faith school?
- No. Sir William Perkins's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir William Perkins's School a selective school?
- Yes. Sir William Perkins's School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Sir William Perkins's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 20.3 in 2022/23 and 21.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sir William Perkins's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir William Perkins's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.