Salesian School, Chertsey

About Salesian School, Chertsey

Salesian School, Chertsey, is a Roman Catholic secondary in Surrey that has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted in every category it was inspected on in October 2024. That includes quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. But the most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.96, which means pupils here achieve nearly a grade higher per subject than the national average. That score places the school well above average nationally, and it ranks 1st in Runnymede, 10th in the South East, and 95th out of 3,141 schools across England. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 is 0.26, so Salesian’s result is more than three times that. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 272 places in 2025/26, it received 832 applications, with 372 putting it as first preference. Only 267 first-preference offers were made.

At Key Stage 4, the Attainment 8 score sits at 62.7, and 89.4% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score is 5.57, and 34.7% of pupils entered the EBacc combination. In the sixth form, the picture is strong too: the best three A-levels average a B grade, with 23.6% of entries achieving AAB or higher. The value-added score for A-levels is -0.06, which is rated as average, meaning students perform broadly in line with expectations given their prior attainment. The school’s Ofsted report from 2024 noted Outstanding sixth-form provision, and the points per entry grade is also a B. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 97% of the 468 respondents would recommend the school, and 82% strongly agreed that the school has high expectations for their child. Only 3% would not recommend it.

The school is significantly over capacity, with 1,849 pupils against a capacity of 1,410, so demand is clearly high. Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, astro turf, science labs, a chapel, and a dedicated sixth form centre. The school offers a wide range of clubs, from orchestra and choir to Model UN and science club, and sports include swimming, gymnastics, basketball, and cross country. SEND provision covers a broad spectrum, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities, though only 16% of parents responding to the parent view survey said their child had SEND. Of those, 73% agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need. This is a large, popular, Catholic comprehensive that delivers exceptional academic progress, particularly at GCSE, and is well suited to families who value high expectations, a strong sense of community, and a school that is consistently oversubscribed.

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