Rosebery SchoolChessington School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Rosebery School and Chessington School are secondary schools.
Rosebery School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Chessington School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rosebery School is ahead on our composite score.
Rosebery School was judged Outstanding and Chessington School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 63.5 for Rosebery School and 43.4 for Chessington School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Rosebery School (64.4 in 2021-22, 63.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Chessington School (43.4 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EpsomRosebery School | ChessingtonChessington School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B81/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 55 in Surrey | 11th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,476 | 676 | |
| Capacity | 1,480 | 750 | |
| Location | Epsom, KT18 7NQ | Chessington, KT9 2JS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 63.5 Stronger figure | 43.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 80.0% Stronger figure | 37.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90.2% Stronger figure | 64.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.4% Stronger figure | 53.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.15 Stronger figure | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 235 | 119 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 115 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 40.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 30.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,476 | 676 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.8% | 31.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.8% | 17.3% | |
| SEN support | 8.9% | 14.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.2% Stronger figure | 27.6% | 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
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.
Rosebery School
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