Chertsey High School

URN 144741·Secondary·Free schools·Bourne Education Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 8.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,158.68

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

31.7%

of income

In-year balance

+11.7%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.66.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)44.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.79.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

898

Capacity

900 (100%)

Free school meals

19.3%

English additional lang.

16.4%

Ethnicity

White British 63.5%Asian 11.1%Black 3.6%Mixed 7.9%Chinese 1.7%Other 1.8%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

55.6

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.2

Mean salary

£51,303

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.8%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

17.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 962 pupils