Thames Ditton Junior School

Thames Ditton Junior School is performing exceptionally well, demonstrating strong standards across all areas of education. The school showcases an inclusive culture that allows all pupils to flourish, particularly those with special educational needs and those facing personal challenges. High-quality support and effective teaching strategies ensure that pupils, including disadvantaged students, achieve very well in their academic pursuits. The school community values kindness and respect, creating a safe environment where bullying is rare and students thrive in their learning experiences.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve very well across the curriculum.
• Strong support for disadvantaged and SEND pupils.
• Highly effective behaviour management strategies.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with a strong focus on essential knowledge.
• Inclusive culture that removes barriers to learning.
• Leaders maintain high expectations for staff and pupils.
• Effective personal development programme for all pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Thames Ditton Junior School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Thames Ditton Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Thames Ditton Junior School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 52.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.0% of pupils at Thames Ditton Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Thames Ditton Junior School received £6,458 and spent £6,378 for each of its 369 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £153,000 (£415 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership, income was £7,429 and spending £7,317 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Thames Ditton Junior School is part of Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Hinchley Wood School Esher
• Hinchley Wood Primary School Esher

What is Thames Ditton Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thames Ditton Junior School is Strong standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Thames Ditton Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thames Ditton Junior School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Thames Ditton Junior School have?

Thames Ditton Junior School has 357 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thames Ditton Junior School cover?

Thames Ditton Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Thames Ditton Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thames Ditton Junior School?

Thames Ditton Junior School is at Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0BS.