Chertsey High SchoolPhilip Southcote School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Addlestone.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Chertsey High School and Philip Southcote School in Addlestone.

On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.7 for Chertsey High School and 5.0 for Philip Southcote School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Chertsey High School (50.5 in 2021-22, 44.7 in 2025-26).

Chertsey High School versus Philip Southcote School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	AddlestoneChertsey High School	AddlestonePhilip Southcote School	England average
Overview
Our score	C61/100	Not scored
Local ranking	29th of 57 in Surrey	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected
School type	Free schools	Academy special converter
Phase	Secondary	Not reported
Age range	11-16	11-19
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	886	279
Capacity	900	196
Location	Addlestone, KT15 2EP	Addlestone, KT15 2QH
GCSE results
Attainment 8	44.7 Stronger figure	5.0	46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths	45.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	63.3% Stronger figure	2.3%	64.8%
Cohort	169	44
Pupils
Pupils in the census	898	263
Free school meals (ever 6)	20.3%	42.6%
English as an additional language	16.4%	10.3%
SEN support	18.7%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	7.0% Stronger figure	11.0%	6.2%
Persistent absence	17.7% Stronger figure	24.1%	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

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.