Charters SchoolGordon's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Charters School and Gordon's School are secondary schools.
Charters School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gordon's School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Gordon's School is ahead on our composite score.
Charters School was judged Good and Gordon's School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.2 for Charters School and 64.8 for Gordon's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Charters School (57.1 in 2021-22, 53.2 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Gordon's School (64.7 in 2021-22, 64.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AscotCharters School | WokingGordon's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100 | A85/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 14 in Windsor and Maidenhead | 2nd of 57 in Surrey | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,707 | 988 | |
| Capacity | 1,740 | 790 | |
| Location | Ascot, SL5 9QY | Woking, GU24 9PT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.2 | 64.8 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.4% | 79.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.6% | 89.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 265 | 128 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 170 | 160 | |
| A-level average points | 35.5 | 41.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.3 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.1% | 26.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,715 | 981 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.1% | 3.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.0% | 15.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 12.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.2% | 8.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Charters School
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