Charters School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead
Charters School is a secondary school in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Windsor and Maidenhead has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Open on the map Unlock with a pass · £9.99
Key facts
- Address
- Charters Road, Sunningdale, Ascot, SL5 9QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 1,707 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “They learn well and have access to a wide range of opportunities to develop their skills and talents.”
- “They recognise that their teachers have high expectations of them, and this motivates them to think ambitiously about their futures.”
To improve
- “However, the behaviour of some pupils is boisterous at times.”
- “There are also a small number of pupils who are disruptive and sometimes defiant.”
- “However, these have been introduced very recently and have not yet had time to be fully effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 265 first-preference applications, 262 offers in total, 222 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2022 to 2026, as Windsor and Maidenhead published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Windsor and Maidenhead.
- Windsor Girls' School 5.6 mi Requires improvement
- The Windsor Boys' School 6.4 mi School remains Good
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School 7.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holyport College 7.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Desborough College 9.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cox Green School 9.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Altwood Church of England School 9.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newlands Girls' School 10.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published