Lovelace Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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.
Lovelace Primary School is a primary school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Kingston upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Lovelace 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 | 8.12 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 5.82 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 3.38 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.85 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 18 of the 30 other Kingston upon Thames primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 4 of the 5 earlier Reception years, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 48 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Mansfield Road, Hook, Chessington, KT9 2RN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 530 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils like coming to this school.”
- “They have kind friends to play with.”
- “Staff take the time to check how pupils are feeling.”
To improve
- “In the main, pupils across the school conduct themselves well, although a small number struggle to concentrate as well as they should during learning time.”
- “However, provisional outcomes in 2024 for pupils at the end of Year 6 were below national averages.”
- “Therefore, some pupils were not prepared as well as they could be for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (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) | 55% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 45 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.
- Ellingham Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Castle Hill Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tolworth Junior School 1.6 mi Not judged
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published