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Castle Hill Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kingston upon Thames

Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE

Website 02083972006

41

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 21/01/2025

Application demand

82%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

11.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

514

Capacity used

Over capacity

116%

445 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

82%

1st preference success rate

59 of 72 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

165

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7259● 82%
2nd preference431● 2%
3rd preference290● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)210● 0%
Total1656036%

1st preference success by year

65%
2020
78%
2021
96%
2022
74%
2023
92%
2024
82%
2025

Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Dalene Johnson
Address
Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE
Phone
02083972006
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames
Ward / constituency
Hook & Chessington North · Kingston and Surbiton
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141764

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals16%——
English as additional language34%——
SEN support19%——
54% boys (276)46% girls (238)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: CASTLE HILL ACADEMIES TRUST

514 pupils · 445 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    21 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 383 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
13%
21/22
12%
22/23
13%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths41%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard56%
-6% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%
-3% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard68%
-6% vs England
Higher standard16%
-10% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard25%
-5% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

732019532023412024562025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)56%61%
Higher standard7%8%

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 Kingston upon Thames council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.