Ellingham Primary School, Chessington
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ellingham Primary School is a kind, welcoming community where your child will thrive. Teachers expertly support all pupils to achieve well, with particular care for those needing extra help. Your child will develop confidence, independence and a love of learning in an environment where behaviour is excellent and relationships between staff and pupils are genuinely warm and respectful.
Key Strengths
- Excellent pupil behaviour with very clear routines and a purposeful, respectful environment
- Strong achievement in reading, writing and mathematics with consistent support for spelling, grammar and phonics
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum that develops subject-specific vocabulary and addresses misconceptions quickly
- Excellent early years provision with high-quality staff interactions and focus on communication, language and fine motor skills
- Strong personal development programme promoting equality, diversity, inclusion, and fundamental British values
Areas for Improvement
- High absence and persistent absence rates that remain below national averages, affecting some pupils' learning
- Inconsistent adaptations to pupils' learning that sometimes lack precision, limiting deeper learning
- Attendance improvement strategies have not yet been rigorous enough to be fully successful
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits to galleries, theatres, cultural institutions and places of worship, sporting activities, musical festivals, educational outings, residential visits, house captains, wellbeing ambassadors, sports leaders
Ellingham Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive community school where pupils achieve well and develop strong character and citizenship. The school has established excellent behaviour, a broad curriculum, and strong safeguarding practices.
At a Glance
32.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77%. Maths has improved from 81% to 85%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
24.0
KS2
11
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
276 pupils
420 capacity
144 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Chessington
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Chessington
Admissions Demand - Kingston upon Thames
Places available
1,702
Applications
1,568
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
Primary admissions across Kingston upon Thames (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0679%
Overall absence
24.13793%
Persistent absence
261
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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