Chestnut Grove Academy

Partially Selective

National rank

287

314

Rank last year

59.9%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

35.1%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Christian Kingsley
Attendance 92.8%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 22.0% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,320
Pupils on free school meals 28.8%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 291=

Grade

%

A*

8.6

A

22.5

B

28.8

A*/A

31.1

A*-B

59.9

GCSE 2025 rank: 269=

Grade

%

9/8

18.7

7

16.4

9/8/7

35.1

What the school inspection says

“Pupils at Chestnut Grove are happy and appreciate being part of this innovative, outward-looking school. They enjoy the opportunities to develop their talents across the curriculum as well as through the wider enrichment programme. The school helps pupils to develop positivity, resilience, open-mindedness, unity and determination ... Pupils behave respectfully and with courtesy.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
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