Ellingham Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Ellingham Road
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2JA
Phone 02083973864
Reference Number 102568

Ellingham Primary School is performing well, demonstrating strong standards in teaching and learning. The school successfully supports pupils' achievements, particularly in spelling, writing, reading, and mathematics, with staff clearly prioritizing vocabulary development across the curriculum. Additionally, the early years curriculum is well-sequenced and supports children's independence and communication skills effectively. The school has a positive culture of safeguarding, ensuring that pupils feel safe and are cared for appropriately.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 290
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.34%
Girls: 49.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 9 26
2 14 16 30
3 20 19 39
4 26 26 52
5 23 31 54
6 25 22 47

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 52.4%
White, Other 14.5%
Asian, Other 7.2%
Mixed, Other 5.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
White & Asian 1.7%
African 1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Needs attention
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 13 Jan 2026
Date Report
13 Jan 2026 School inspection
12 Oct 2021 School inspection
23 Jan 2018 Full inspection
26 Sep 2013 Full inspection
06 Oct 2011 Full inspection
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
28 Feb 2007 Full inspection
10 Feb 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong support for pupil achievements across literacy and mathematics
  • Well-structured early years curriculum promoting independence
  • Effective professional development for staff enhancing teaching quality
  • Positive culture of safeguarding ensuring student safety
  • Excellent behaviour and respectful relationships among pupils

Areas for Improvement

  • Attendance and persistent absence rates are above national averages
  • Strategies to improve attendance have not yet been fully effective

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.5
Writing 0.1
Maths -1.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 5 2

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