Chessington School
Academy converter · 653 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.4
Academy converter
Coombe Girls' School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,500of 1,558 places
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 243
- Ofsted
- Good, 1 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Coombe Girls' School (URN 102598, until 1 February 2012).
What the data says
Of the 244 pupils who finished Year 11 at Coombe Girls' School in 2023, 65% stayed on in Coombe Girls' School’s own sixth form (Kingston upon Thames average 64%), 15% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 189 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 64% went to university (Kingston upon Thames 37%, England 37%), and 35% 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 55.3 against 46.1 across England and 59.2 in Kingston upon Thames, with 64% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 5% 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 Kingston upon Thames and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Coombe Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 244 | 1,893 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 96% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 95% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 65% | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 15% | 18% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 2% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 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 | Coombe Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 189 | 3,423 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 75% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 64% | 37% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 11% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 23% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Coombe Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.3 | 59.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 69% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 83% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 71% | 66% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 | 5.52 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 24% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.1 | 42.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.6 | 62.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 41% | 31% | 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 | 237 | 98% | 88% | 28% | 22% | 87% |
| English Language | 236 | 97% | 89% | 31% | 20% | 85% |
| English Literature | 234 | 96% | 86% | 37% | 21% | 89% |
| Combined Science | 193 | 79% | 65% | 19% | 9% | 75% |
| History | 112 | 46% | 41% | 60% | 26% | 88% |
| Geography | 109 | 45% | 41% | 37% | 25% | 75% |
| Business Studies | 79 | 33% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 81% |
| German | 76 | 31% | 5% | 41% | 33% | 84% |
| French | 73 | 30% | 18% | 32% | 29% | 73% |
| Spanish | 55 | 23% | 19% | 42% | 27% | 93% |
| Religious Studies | 50 | 21% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 70% |
| Media Studies | 47 | 19% | 4% | 36% | 20% | 83% |
| Chemistry | 44 | 18% | 23% | 61% | 47% | 98% |
| Biology | 44 | 18% | 23% | 66% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 44 | 18% | 23% | 66% | 46% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 39 | 16% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 64% |
| Fine Art | 36 | 15% | 9% | 50% | 28% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 35 | 14% | 11% | 74% | 24% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 13% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 59% |
| Drama | 30 | 12% | 7% | 20% | 27% | 73% |
| Design and Technology | 29 | 12% | 11% | 45% | 23% | 90% |
| Music | 17 | 7% | 5% | 41% | 33% | 88% |
| Russian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 30 | 18% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 27 | 16% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 24 | 15% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Coombe Girls' School | Kingston upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 341 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 164 | 1,296 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.36 | 40.06 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 12% | 36% | 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 | 74 | 45% | 31% |
| Psychology | 51 | 31% | 23% |
| Biology | 51 | 31% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 44 | 27% | 17% |
| Sociology | 39 | 24% | 13% |
| Physics | 33 | 20% | 12% |
| History | 21 | 13% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 12% | 5% |
| Economics | 19 | 12% | 13% |
| Geography | 19 | 12% | 10% |
| Politics | 17 | 10% | 6% |
| Business Studies | 15 | 9% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 14 | 9% | 4% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 7% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 10 | 6% | 5% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 6% | 2% |
| Classical Civilisation | 10 | 6% | 1% |
| English Literature | 9 | 5% | 11% |
| Product Design | 8 | 5% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 7 | 4% | 3% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| D and T Textiles Technology | — | — | 0% |
| Film Studies | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Portuguese | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 24 | 15% | — |
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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.