Chertsey High School
Chertsey Road, Addlestone, KT15 2EP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Gould
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 886
- URN
- 144741
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932598020
About this school
Chertsey High School is a secondary academy in Addlestone. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 886 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 164 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | 51.0 | 46.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.28 +0.04 to +0.52 | -0.03 -0.25 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 57.3% | 44.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 75.6% | 66.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 78.7% | 79.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
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 Chertsey High 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 | 53 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 846 |
| 2023/24 | 876 |
| 2024/25 | 898 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chertsey High School compares
Chertsey High School ranked 36th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.2 | 7% | 20.3% | 886 | — |
| Jubilee High School | 42.3 | 9.5% | 26.8% | 690 | 1.0 miles |
| Salesian School, Chertsey | 64.9 | 4.7% | 7.7% | 1,884 | 1.1 miles |
| Heathside School | 58.7 | 5.9% | 8.2% | 1,216 | 1.8 miles |
| Thamesmead School | 50.6 | 8.9% | 19.5% | 1,054 | 2.3 miles |
| Fullbrook School | 52.6 | 7.7% | 14.1% | 1,334 | 2.8 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)
- 20.27%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jubilee High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
-
Salesian School, Chertsey1.1 miles
Secondary · Chertsey
-
Heathside School1.8 miles
Secondary · Weybridge
-
Thamesmead School2.3 miles
Secondary · Shepperton
-
Fullbrook School2.8 miles
Secondary · Addlestone
Other schools in Addlestone
- Fullbrook School Secondary
- Jubilee High School Secondary
- Darley Dene Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- New Haw Community Junior School Primary
- Ongar Place Primary School Primary
- Sayes Court School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- The Grange Community Infant School Primary
- Philip Southcote School Academies
- St George's College Weybridge Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Chertsey High School teach?
- Chertsey High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Addlestone.
- Who is the headteacher of Chertsey High School?
- The headteacher of Chertsey High School is Mrs Mary Gould, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chertsey High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chertsey High School, 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 Chertsey High School?
- Chertsey High School has 886 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chertsey High School full?
- Chertsey High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 886 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chertsey High School a faith school?
- No. Chertsey High School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Chertsey High School?
- Chertsey High School is part of BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chertsey High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53 in 2022/23 and 46.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chertsey High School rank locally?
- Chertsey High School ranked 36th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chertsey High School's absence rate?
- Chertsey High School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chertsey High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chertsey High 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 10 July 2026.