Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Surrey
Ditton Hill Road, Surbiton, KT6 5JB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
7.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
208
Capacity used
Has space90%
232 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
57 of 80 families who put it first got an offer
59
Places offered
233
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 80 | 57 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 44 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 47 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 233 | 59 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 4 preferences. 111 applications came from outside the council area (11 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Martin
- Address
- Ditton Hill Road, Surbiton, KT6 5JB
- Phone
- 02083984398
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Long Ditton · Esher and Walton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 124966
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: The Ember Learning Trust
208 pupils · 232 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good - 19
25 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 105 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.