Academy converter · Kingston upon Thames

Chessington School

11–16Ages
653Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148407URN

Garrison Lane, Chessington, KT9 2JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

1.0 below Kingston upon Thames median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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360 applications for 147 places · 10th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.3of 90

Kingston upon Thames 57.2 England 46.0

11th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Kingston upon Thames median (3.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

360 applications · 147 places offered · 108 named it first

2026 2.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2025 2.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
2024 2.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
2023 2.7; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
2022 3.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.7
2021 2.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 4.1; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Thames median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Kingston upon Thames median

Dashed bars: as Chessington School (URN 102599), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	147	360	2.5	108	0.73
Sep 2025	142	353	2.5	97	0.68
Sep 2024	159	389	2.5	108	0.68
Sep 2023	168	446	2.7	149	0.89
Sep 2022	146	450	3.1	152	1.04
Sep 2021 *	146	370	2.5	112	0.77
Sep 2020 *	148	341	2.3	107	0.72
Sep 2019 *	144	303	2.1	90	0.63
Sep 2018 *	146	234	1.6	77	0.53
Sep 2017 *	143	253	1.8	83	0.58
Sep 2016 *	94	194	2.1	48	0.51
Sep 2015 *	95	229	2.4	73	0.77
Sep 2014 *	109	233	2.1	63	0.58

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

120 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.311th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames 57.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%11th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames 64% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Kingston upon Thames 83% England 66%

This school
Kingston upon Thames median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.15

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	120	42.3	37%	67%	–
2024/25	119	43.4	37%	65%	–
2023/24	107	43.2	46%	65%	+0.15
2022/23	98	44.0	34%	57%	+0.08

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chessington SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Southborough High School
2.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
2.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Epsom and Ewell High School
2.6 km · Surrey

2026

3.2applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Hinchley Wood School
2.9 km · Surrey

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 63.0Attainment 8
Blenheim High School
3.4 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Rosebery School
3.9 km · Surrey

Remains Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
Glyn School
4.0 km · Surrey

Outstanding2023

3.1applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Richard Challoner School
4.4 km · Kingston upon Thames

Outstanding2022

4.3applications per place 60.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148407 · 314/4006
Trust: Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 653 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: Chessington School (URN 102599)
Address: Garrison Lane, Chessington, KT9 2JS
Local authority: Kingston upon Thames

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources