Chestnut Grove Academy is a mixed secondary academy in London, London Borough of Wandsworth, teaching 1,327 pupils aged 11 to 19. Its last Ofsted inspection in March 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 55.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 16 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Chestnut Grove Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 13 Mar 2024 · Published 7 May 2024
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Chestnut Grove Academy.

Chestnut Grove Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Autumn Term begins (Year 7 only)
  • 4 Autumn Term begins (Years 8–11)
  • 5 Autumn Term begins (Sixth Form)
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 18 Autumn Term ends
  • 19–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 5 Spring Term begins
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13 Summer Term begins
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 16 Summer Term ends

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term begins (Year 7 only) Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term begins (Years 8–11) Sep 4, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term begins (Sixth Form) Sep 5, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 20–31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term ends Dec 18, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025–Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term begins Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16–20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30–Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term begins Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term ends Jul 16, 2026 Term

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
55.1 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 13%
63.5% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 12%
37.46 A level average score England 35 Top 28%
16.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Chestnut Grove Academy with London Borough of Wandsworth and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 55.1 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 55.1
London Borough of Wandsworth 51.8 England 46.1 +9 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 63.5%
London Borough of Wandsworth 57.1% England 45.4% +18.1 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 46.2
London Borough of Wandsworth 41.2 England 34.9 +11.3 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 12.1
London Borough of Wandsworth 17 England 15.5 -3.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 26.5%
London Borough of Wandsworth 37.3% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 200
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.46 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 37.46
London Borough of Wandsworth 33.54 England 35 +2.5 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 125
Attendance 16.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 16.3%
London Borough of Wandsworth 17.1% England 17.8% -1.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 7.1%
London Borough of Wandsworth 6.3% England 6.8% +0.3 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

In education, apprenticeship or work 96%
London Borough of Wandsworth 93% England 92% +4 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 94%
London Borough of Wandsworth 89% England 83% +11 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 75% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Wandsworth England

In education, apprenticeship or work 75%
London Borough of Wandsworth 83% England 79% -4 vs England
Went to higher education 47%
London Borough of Wandsworth 59% England 37% +10 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Chestnut Grove Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Chestnut Grove Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.