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Salesian School, Chertsey

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth form · Roman CatholicSurrey, South East · Chertsey KT16 9LUTrust: Xavier Catholic Education TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,884of 1,410 places
Free school meals
7.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
276
Ofsted
Inspected, 22 October 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Salesian School, Chertsey (URN 125312, until 1 September 2016).

What the data says

Of the 278 pupils who finished Year 11 at Salesian School, Chertsey in 2023, 61% stayed on in Salesian School, Chertsey’s own sixth form (Surrey average 29%), 20% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 184 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 67% went to university (Surrey 41%, England 37%), and 39% 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 64.9 against 46.1 across England and 50.8 in Surrey, with 83% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 19% 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 Surrey and England.

Salesian School, Chertsey
Surrey
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSalesian School, ChertseySurreyEngland
Pupils in the cohort27811,758607,348
Any sustained destination97%94%92%
Stayed in education92%89%86%
— school sixth form61%29%34%
— sixth form college10%32%13%
— further education college20%26%37%
— other education1%3%2%
Apprenticeship4%2%3%
Employment1%2%3%
No sustained destination3%4%6%
Destination unknown2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Salesian School, Chertsey
Surrey
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSalesian School, ChertseySurreyEngland
Students in the cohort18410,235541,441
Any sustained destination91%82%79%
University (higher education)67%41%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students39%24%19%
Further education2%4%5%
Apprenticeship4%5%7%
Employment18%32%28%
No sustained destination5%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSalesian School, ChertseySurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)64.950.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths83%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths92%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects88%44%41%
EBacc average point score6.194.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort7%15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils54.132.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils65.754.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language6%12%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language276100%89%38%20%92%
Mathematics276100%88%48%22%95%
English Literature27499%86%38%21%93%
Religious Studies27098%31%54%32%87%
Combined Science22280%65%37%9%90%
Spanish17363%19%35%27%86%
Geography16058%41%50%25%89%
History11943%41%51%26%88%
Business Studies10036%18%61%20%93%
French7527%18%60%29%84%
Fine Art6624%9%41%28%98%
Computer Science5821%13%52%30%86%
Chemistry5319%23%98%47%100%
Biology5319%23%96%45%100%
Physics5319%23%100%46%100%
Design and Technology5219%11%54%23%94%
Food Preparation and Nutrition4316%8%35%21%88%
Physical Education4014%11%55%24%93%
Drama3814%7%61%27%100%
Photography238%6%35%19%100%
Music155%5%73%33%100%
Textiles145%2%29%27%79%
Polish114%1%100%84%100%
Graphic Communication114%1%9%23%91%
Italian31%0%53%
German21%5%33%
Portuguese21%0%50%
Dance10%1%27%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies4422%
Small Business Management2814%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSalesian School, ChertseySurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study446
— of whom A level students2037,325261,341
Average A level gradeB+B-B-
Average points per A level entry41.9437.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects26%18%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics8240%31%
Psychology4824%23%
Economics4623%13%
Chemistry4020%17%
History3718%13%
Media Studies3216%4%
Biology3015%20%
Geography2814%10%
Physics2814%12%
Sociology2412%13%
Business Studies2311%13%
English Literature2311%11%
Fine Art2211%3%
Computer Science2110%5%
Further Mathematics147%5%
Religious Studies126%4%
3D Design115%1%
Drama105%2%
Photography63%3%
Product Design63%2%
Physical Education63%3%
Graphic Communication2%
Textiles1%
English Language4%
French1%
Music0%
Polish0%
Spanish2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)15777%
Small Business ManagementBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*178%
TourismBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*126%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*105%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*105%
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
EconomicsGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)
EconomicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Sports StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)

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Carrington 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.