Grey Court School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,650 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 62.8
Voluntary aided school
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,050of 930 places
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 147
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Of the 152 pupils who finished Year 11 at Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School in 2023, 51% stayed on in Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School’s own sixth form (Richmond upon Thames average 53%), 30% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Richmond upon Thames 44%, England 37%), and 49% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 57.0 against 46.1 across England and 56.6 in Richmond upon Thames, with 64% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 93% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Richmond upon Thames and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 152 | 1,891 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 51% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 30% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 79 | 1,750 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 78% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 65% | 44% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 49% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 19% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 57.0 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 65% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 81% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 51% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.04 | 5.22 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 40.7 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 61.9 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 18% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 146 | 99% | 88% | 37% | 22% | 81% |
| English Language | 144 | 98% | 89% | 38% | 20% | 82% |
| English Literature | 142 | 97% | 86% | 47% | 21% | 87% |
| Religious Studies | 137 | 93% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 104 | 71% | 65% | 22% | 9% | 72% |
| History | 73 | 50% | 41% | 51% | 26% | 86% |
| Geography | 56 | 38% | 41% | 50% | 25% | 88% |
| Spanish | 44 | 30% | 19% | 59% | 27% | 86% |
| Citizenship Studies | 40 | 27% | 3% | 25% | 19% | 88% |
| French | 39 | 27% | 18% | 46% | 29% | 82% |
| Design and Technology | 38 | 26% | 11% | 45% | 23% | 79% |
| Physics | 37 | 25% | 23% | 65% | 46% | 86% |
| Biology | 37 | 25% | 23% | 59% | 45% | 92% |
| Chemistry | 37 | 25% | 23% | 62% | 47% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 34 | 23% | 11% | 47% | 24% | 71% |
| Economics | 29 | 20% | 1% | 45% | 34% | 86% |
| Drama | 28 | 19% | 7% | 36% | 27% | 82% |
| Art and Design | 23 | 16% | 7% | 52% | 24% | 91% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 17 | 12% | 8% | 24% | 21% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 9% | 13% | 38% | 30% | 85% |
| Statistics | 13 | 9% | 5% | 69% | 20% | 92% |
| Music | 9 | 6% | 5% | 44% | 33% | 89% |
| Italian | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Turkish | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| German | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 39 | 58% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 173 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 67 | 934 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.19 | 39.14 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 41% | 26% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 30 | 45% | 31% |
| Economics | 21 | 31% | 13% |
| Geography | 19 | 28% | 10% |
| Biology | 17 | 25% | 20% |
| History | 14 | 21% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 12 | 18% | 17% |
| Psychology | 9 | 13% | 23% |
| English Literature | 9 | 13% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 7 | 10% | 5% |
| Physics | 7 | 10% | 12% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 16% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 7 | 10% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Teddington School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.