Chessington School
Garrison Lane, Chessington, KT9 2JS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Wilson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Grey Court School
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 653
- URN
- 148407
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089741156
About this school
Chessington School is a secondary academy in Chessington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 653 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chessington School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- 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 | 98 | 107 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 43.2 | 43.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.21 to +0.37 | +0.15 -0.13 to +0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 45.8% | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 64.5% | 64.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 53.3% | 53.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Chessington 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 | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 | 51.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 50 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.4 | 50.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 641 |
| 2023/24 | 677 |
| 2024/25 | 676 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chessington School compares
Chessington School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.4 | 10.1% | 31.1% | 653 | — |
| Southborough High School | 48.3 | 6.3% | 22% | 935 | 1.4 miles |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | 57.5 | 7.7% | 16.4% | 1,529 | 1.4 miles |
| Epsom and Ewell High School | 44.1 | 10% | 22.1% | 1,113 | 1.6 miles |
| Hinchley Wood School | 64.5 | 6.2% | 6.8% | 1,422 | 1.8 miles |
| Blenheim High School | 49.4 | 10.1% | 16.5% | 1,370 | 2.1 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)
- 31.07%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.07%
- Persistent absence
- 27.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southborough High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form1.4 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
-
Epsom and Ewell High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Epsom
-
Hinchley Wood School1.8 miles
Secondary · Esher
-
Blenheim High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Epsom
Other schools in Chessington
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Ellingham Primary School Primary
- Lovelace Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Philip's School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Chessington School teach?
- Chessington School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Chessington.
- Who is the headteacher of Chessington School?
- The headteacher of Chessington School is Ms Sarah Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chessington School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chessington 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 many pupils are at Chessington School?
- Chessington School has 653 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chessington School full?
- Chessington School has capacity for 750 pupils and 653 on roll (87%), 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 Chessington School a faith school?
- No. Chessington School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chessington School a selective school?
- No. Chessington School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chessington School part of an academy trust?
- Chessington School is part of EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chessington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 43.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chessington School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Thames?
- Chessington School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chessington School's absence rate?
- Chessington School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chessington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chessington 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.