Chessington School
Chessington School is a secondary school (Academy converter), ages 11–16, in Chessington, KT9, in the Kingston upon Thames council area. It has 653 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (28 February 2024): Good. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | All offered | 150 | Not published | Not published |
2024 | All offered | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2023 | All offered | Not published | Not published | Not published |
“All offered” means the published group had places for all eligible applicants; its distance is not a cut-off for admission.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
Kingston's admission criteria measure distance "by a straight line in metres to the nearest school gate" (community schools) using the School Admissions computerised geographical information system, from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home; the Tiffin School likewise measures straight-line distance to the nearest Tiffin pedestrian gate, but only to break a tie on test score. Two figures are published per school per year: the cut-off at National Offer Day (used for max_distance) and the furthest distance offered by the end of national coordination (in notes). "All preferences met" means every applicant who named the school was offered; "Overseas" means the last place went to an applicant living overseas, i.e. every UK-resident applicant ranked by distance was offered.
All preferences met at National Offer Day. End of national coordination: overseas.
Kingston upon Thames admissions information and published allocations
Ofsted
Good — inspected 28 February 2024.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Overall effectiveness | Good |
Quality of education | Good |
Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
Personal development | Good |
Leadership and management | Good |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 0.15 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 43.4 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 37.0 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 119 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 653 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 30.5% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 15.3% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 14.79% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 3.4% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.