Ellingham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Chessington, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Ellingham Primary School is a primary school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames for ages 2–11 (community school). Kingston upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Ellingham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 4.13 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 1.28 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 2 of the 5 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 30.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, while the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kingston upon Thames is 17.4%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kingston upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ellingham Road, Chessington, KT9 2JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 276 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Staff warmly welcome pupils at the start of the day.”
- “This is a kind and caring community school where positive working relationships exist between staff and pupils.”
- “The school is welcoming and works closely with parents and carers.”
To improve
- “Over time, the school has not prioritised pupils’ attendance as highly as it has recently.”
- “This means that overall absence and persistent absence rates are too high, particularly for pupils who are disadvantaged.”
- “On occasion, adaptations to pupils' learning lack precision.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kingston upon Thames.
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lovelace Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tolworth Junior School 1.8 mi Not judged
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Knollmead Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published