Castle Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Chessington, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.50 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
Castle Hill Primary School is a primary school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Kingston upon Thames and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Castle Hill 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 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.72 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.37 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.50 miles, 3rd shortest of 7 Kingston upon Thames primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 0.78 miles.
- That 2026 Reception distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2023, and it swung sharply between years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
- For Reception 2026 there were 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% 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
- Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 514 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Castle Hill enjoy coming to school to see their friends and are enthusiastic about their learning.”
- “They maintain positive relationships with peers and adults in the school community.”
- “Pupils benefit from the wide range of opportunities on offer to support their well-being.”
To improve
- “Leaders are ambitious for outcomes at the end of key stage 2 to be stronger.”
- “However, the quality of pupils’ writing in other subjects is not as strong.”
- “This is because technical errors are not identified and addressed as swiftly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 56% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ellingham Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lovelace Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tolworth Junior School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Knollmead Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published