Salesian School, Chertsey
Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 9LU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Paul Gower
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,410
- Pupils on roll
- 1,884
- URN
- 143367
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932582520
About this school
Salesian School, Chertsey is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Chertsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,884 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 278 | 274 | 276 |
| Attainment 8 score | 60.9 | 62.7 | 64.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.79 +0.62 to +0.97 | +0.96 +0.79 to +1.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 75.9% | 82.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 89.4% | 91.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 34.7% | 87.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
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 Salesian School, Chertsey 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 | 60.9 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,822 |
| 2023/24 | 1,849 |
| 2024/25 | 1,849 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Salesian School, Chertsey compares
Salesian School, Chertsey ranked 1st of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64.9 | 4.7% | 7.7% | 1,884 | — |
| Jubilee High School | 42.3 | 9.5% | 26.8% | 690 | 1.1 miles |
| Chertsey High School | 46.2 | 7% | 20.3% | 886 | 1.1 miles |
| Heathside School | 58.7 | 5.9% | 8.2% | 1,216 | 2.6 miles |
| Fullbrook School | 52.6 | 7.7% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 2.7 miles |
| The Bishop David Brown School | 45 | 7.4% | 27.2% | 790 | 3.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.69%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 8.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jubilee High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
-
Chertsey High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
-
Heathside School2.6 miles
Secondary · Weybridge
-
Fullbrook School2.7 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
-
The Bishop David Brown School3.2 miles
Secondary · Woking
Other schools in Chertsey
- Chertsey Nursery School Nursery
- Lyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Meadowcroft Community Primary School Primary
- Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School Primary
- Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School Primary
- Pyrcroft Grange Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stepgates Community School Primary
- Meath School Special schools
- White Lodge Children's Centre Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Salesian School, Chertsey teach?
- Salesian School, Chertsey teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chertsey.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Salesian School, Chertsey?
- The acting headteacher of Salesian School, Chertsey is Mr Paul Gower, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Salesian School, Chertsey last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Salesian School, Chertsey, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Salesian School, Chertsey?
- Salesian School, Chertsey has 1,884 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Salesian School, Chertsey full?
- Salesian School, Chertsey has capacity for 1,410 pupils and 1,884 on roll (134%), so it is at or above 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 Salesian School, Chertsey a faith school?
- Yes. Salesian School, Chertsey is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Is Salesian School, Chertsey a selective school?
- No. Salesian School, Chertsey is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Salesian School, Chertsey?
- Salesian School, Chertsey is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Salesian School, Chertsey have?
- The schools register lists Salesian School, Chertsey's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Salesian School, Chertsey's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60.9 in 2022/23 and 64.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Salesian School, Chertsey rank locally?
- Salesian School, Chertsey ranked 1st of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Salesian School, Chertsey's absence rate?
- Salesian School, Chertsey's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Salesian School, Chertsey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Salesian School, Chertsey'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 2 July 2026.