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Salesian School, Chertsey[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 61 61.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
61.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
72.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
34.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.96 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 64.9[6] 82.6%[6]
2023/24 62.7[4] 75.9%[4] +0.96[4]
2022/23 60.9[7] 72%[7] +0.79[7]
2021/22 65.4[8] 83%[8] +0.75[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
25.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 23.6%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 30.7%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 21.6%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 26.9%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
61% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
10% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
20% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 71%[15] 9%[15] 13%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 67%[16] 11%[16] 15%[16] 2%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 72%[17] 7%[17] 17%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 66%[18] 5%[18] 23%[18] 1%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
67% 2022/23[19]
Education
69% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
18% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[20] 77%[20] 77%[20] 2%[20] 15%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 70%[21] 75%[21] 1%[21] 18%[21]
2019/20 95%[22] 75%[22] 79%[22] 3%[22] 13%[22]
2018/19 90%[23] 68%[23] 72%[23] 4%[23] 14%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
85% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
39% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
34% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 85%[26] 49%[26]
2019/20 89%[25] 47%[25] 34%[25] 3%[25]
2018/19 84%[27] 35%[27] 31%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 83%[28] 37%[28] 34%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
22 Oct 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
25 Nov 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
5 Nov 2019[30] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[30] No overall grade[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
936 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
379 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
273 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 832[31] 372[31] 272[31] 3.1[31] 1.4[31]
Entry Sept 2024 753[31] 342[31] 268[31] 2.8[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2023 762[31] 345[31] 262[31] 2.9[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2022 829[31] 345[31] 271[31] 3.1[31] 1.3[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1410[1]
Trust
XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
http://www.salesian.surrey.sch.uk[1]
District
Runnymede[32]
Postcode
KT16 9LU[1]
URN
143367[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1849 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
16.1% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
8.6% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
4% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
7.7% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
79%[34]
Mixed
8.5%[34]
Asian
7.2%[34]
Black
2.7%[34]
Any other ethnic group
1.5%[34]
Unclassified
1.1%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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