Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
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Grey Court School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,650of 1,398 places
- Free school meals
- 12.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 237
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 9 February 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Grey Court School (URN 102922, until 1 October 2012).
What the data says
Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 at Grey Court School in 2023, 65% stayed on in Grey Court School’s own sixth form (Richmond upon Thames average 53%) and 14% went to a further education college.
Among the 151 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Richmond upon Thames 44%, England 37%), and 48% 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 62.8 against 46.1 across England and 56.6 in Richmond upon Thames, with 79% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 35% 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 Richmond upon Thames and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 235 | 1,891 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 65% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 13% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 14% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 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 | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 151 | 1,750 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 53% | 44% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 48% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 26% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 62.8 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 65% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 81% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 68% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.88 | 5.22 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 9% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.8 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 64.5 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 13% | 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 | 235 | 99% | 88% | 52% | 22% | 93% |
| English Language | 235 | 99% | 89% | 44% | 20% | 93% |
| English Literature | 231 | 97% | 86% | 46% | 21% | 95% |
| Combined Science | 164 | 69% | 65% | 20% | 9% | 80% |
| Geography | 125 | 53% | 41% | 46% | 25% | 90% |
| History | 120 | 51% | 41% | 58% | 26% | 93% |
| Statistics | 84 | 35% | 5% | 68% | 20% | 100% |
| Spanish | 76 | 32% | 19% | 64% | 27% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 68 | 29% | 23% | 76% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 68 | 29% | 23% | 78% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 67 | 28% | 23% | 72% | 46% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 66 | 28% | 8% | 29% | 21% | 80% |
| French | 59 | 25% | 18% | 54% | 29% | 95% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 22% | 13% | 47% | 30% | 96% |
| Art and Design | 44 | 19% | 7% | 36% | 24% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 25 | 11% | 11% | 68% | 24% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 11% | 31% | 28% | 32% | 88% |
| German | 24 | 10% | 5% | 88% | 33% | 96% |
| Drama | 16 | 7% | 7% | 25% | 27% | 94% |
| Textiles | 11 | 5% | 2% | 45% | 27% | 100% |
| Chinese | 10 | 4% | 1% | 20% | 75% | 90% |
| Turkish | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Music | 4 | 2% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | 81 | 50% | — |
| Health Studies | 37 | 23% | — |
| Graphic Design | 18 | 11% | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 14 | 9% | — |
| Politics | 10 | 6% | — |
| Sports Studies | 8 | 5% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Grey Court School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 371 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 163 | 934 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 39.40 | 39.14 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 27% | 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 | 65 | 40% | 31% |
| Psychology | 47 | 29% | 23% |
| Economics | 35 | 21% | 13% |
| Biology | 34 | 21% | 20% |
| History | 27 | 17% | 13% |
| Geography | 25 | 15% | 10% |
| Sociology | 24 | 15% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 14% | 17% |
| Physics | 19 | 12% | 12% |
| English Literature | 18 | 11% | 11% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 10% | 5% |
| Further Mathematics | 15 | 9% | 5% |
| Politics | 11 | 7% | 6% |
| Spanish | 9 | 6% | 2% |
| Art and Design | 8 | 5% | 1% |
| Photography | 7 | 4% | 3% |
| Drama | 6 | 4% | 2% |
| Portuguese | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Philosophy | — | — | 1% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Turkish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 38 | 23% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 36 | 22% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 28 | 17% | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 27 | 17% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 20 | 12% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 18 | 11% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 7% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.