Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School, Surbiton

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a successful and happy school, with an exceptionally strong sense of family and community. Our school has been serving the local area since 1911 and we are proud to be at the heart of Long Ditton. The school is a foundation school and draws its pupils from the local neighbourhood and surrounding areas."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £21.00 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 93 families put Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 198 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School are Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 90% maths); Hinchley Wood Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths); St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 79% maths); and Thames Ditton Junior School (0.8 miles, 88% reading, 87% maths).

Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School is one of 3 schools run by The Ember Learning Trust, an academy trust.

129 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 8 pupils (3.8%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Surbiton, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rectory Lane (opposite), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 148 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School are Hinchley Wood School (0.7 miles), Southborough High School (0.9 miles), Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form (1.1 miles) and The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2 miles).