Chestnut Grove Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-19
Religion Unknown
Address Chestnut Grove
Balham
45 Chestnut Grove
London
SW12 8JZ
Phone 02086738737
Reference Number 136883

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1321
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.32%
Girls: 48.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 108 107 215
8 101 106 207
9 98 105 203
10 109 93 202
11 114 85 199
12 71 81 152
13 77 66 143

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 31.6%
White, Other 18.6%
Mixed, Other 11%
African 4.9%
White & Asian 4.6%
Unclassified 3.9%
Pakistani 3.9%
Caribbean 3.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.5%
White & Black (African) 2.9%
Indian 2.3%
Asian, Other 1.3%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-05-08
Date Description Report
2024-03-12 School inspection School inspection
2019-01-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-19 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-03-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-01-19 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 65.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 75.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.66 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.52 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 14.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 436 46
Third Preference 282 12
From another Local Authority 655 82

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