Chessington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Chessington, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Chessington School is a secondary school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Kingston upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Chessington School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026; of the 10 other Kingston upon Thames secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome, 1 also did so.
- 37% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Kingston upon Thames secondary schools.
- Year 7 2026 saw 108 first-choice applications for 147 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 39 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 30.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.1% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kingston upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Garrison Lane, Chessington, KT9 2JS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 653 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Chessington School is a welcoming and inclusive place.”
- “Relationships among pupils and staff are positive and respectful.”
- “Pupils are safe and well looked after.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, this is less well developed.”
- “This means that some pupils do not secure the foundational knowledge they need as fully across the whole curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.4 | 46 |
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: 108 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 108 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kingston upon Thames.
- Southborough High School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Richard Challoner School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre 2.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Holy Cross School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Coombe Boys' School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tiffin School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Coombe Girls' School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published