Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth FormChessington School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form and Chessington School are secondary schools.
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Chessington School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form was judged Outstanding and Chessington School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.5 for Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form and 43.4 for Chessington School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form (54.0 in 2021-22, 57.5 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 | SurbitonTolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form | ChessingtonChessington School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 11 in Kingston upon Thames Stronger figure | 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 | 1,486 | 676 | |
| Capacity | 1,477 | 750 | |
| Location | Surbiton, KT6 7EY | Chessington, KT9 2JS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.5 Stronger figure | 43.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.0% Stronger figure | 37.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.5% Stronger figure | 64.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.6% | 53.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.19 Stronger figure | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 237 | 119 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 109 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 32.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,486 | 676 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.4% | 31.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 35.4% | 17.3% | |
| SEN support | 5.4% | 14.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 10.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.6% 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.
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
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