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Ellingham Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Lisa Keogh

location_onChessington, KT9 2JA

language Visit Website phone 2083973864

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

362

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ellingham Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chessington, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ellingham Primary School is a community school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 290 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 28 primaries in Kingston upon Thames and #1,540 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%

Reading77% LA 71%

Writing81% LA 67%

Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.4

-3.4 to 0.3

0.1

Write

LA 0.2

-1.6 to 1.9

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.1 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.0

Read

LA 0.0

-5.7 to -2.3

-1.5

Write

LA -0.7

-3.0 to 0.1

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-3.7 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 65%

Reading67% LA 76%

Writing63% LA 75%

Maths69% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA 0.6

-2.7 to 0.7

-1.9

Write

LA -0.4

-3.5 to -0.3

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.7

-2.3 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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23 January 2018

Inspection Report

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26 September 2013

Inspection Report

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06 October 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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28 February 2007

Inspection Report

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10 February 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-09-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 290 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	290	4	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	292	4	1.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	326	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	322	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	320	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	357	4	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	362	3	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	361	9	2.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	390	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	388	6	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	390	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	390	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	394	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	409	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	424	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	415	4	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	402	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	421	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Ellingham Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Kingston upon Thames

Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School

Fern Hill Primary School

Coombe Hill Junior School

St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School

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St John's C of E Primary School