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OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 144741

Chertsey High School

Free schools · Addlestone · KT15 2EP

Ages 11–16 · 886 pupils · Surrey

Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

51.0

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

1.06 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-22

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.03
−20+2
Attainment 851.0
English & maths grade 5+57%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry79%

EBacc APS: 4.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.4%
Unauthorised3.8%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.1%
Enrolments in measure
931

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.06 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

185

Places offered

176

1st-preference offers

153

Total preferences (any rank)
610
Preferred offers (top 3)
176
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

886 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
886
Boys / girls
447 / 439
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
886 / 900 (98%)
Free school meals
19.4%
FSM pupils
172
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Bourne Education Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Mary Gould

Location

Address
Chertsey Road
Postcode
KT15 2EP
Town
Addlestone
Local authority
Surrey
District
Runnymede
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Addlestone, Surrey, 886 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.4%.

Open schools in Addlestone
12
Secondary schools in Addlestone
3
Academies among open schools in Addlestone
67% (8)
Open schools in KT15
12
Secondary in KT15
3
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Secondary in Surrey LA
56

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Jubilee High School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Addlestone · KT15 1TE · Surrey

    Ages 11–16

    • Att843.0
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+35%
    • Absence9.8%

    1.0 miles away

  • Salesian School, Chertsey

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Chertsey · KT16 9LU · Surrey

    Ages 11–18

    • Att862.7
    • P81.0
    • EM5+76%
    • Absence5.0%

    1.1 miles away

  • Heathside School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Weybridge · KT13 8UZ · Surrey

    Ages 11–18

    • Att856.2
    • P80.4
    • EM5+72%
    • Absence6.1%

    1.8 miles away

  • Thamesmead School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Shepperton · TW17 9EE · Surrey

    Ages 11–16

    • Att849.8
    • P80.2
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence8.7%

    2.3 miles away

  • Fullbrook School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Addlestone · KT15 3HW · Surrey

    Ages 11–18

    • Att852.2
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+66%
    • Absence7.9%

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Mary Gould
Telephone
01932598020

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