Ellingham Primary SchoolCastle Hill Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chessington.

Summary of the comparison

Ellingham Primary School and Castle Hill Primary School are primary schools in Chessington.

  • Ellingham Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Castle Hill Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ellingham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ellingham Primary School was judged the expected standard and Castle Hill Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for Ellingham Primary School and 56.0% for Castle Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ellingham Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Castle Hill Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ellingham Primary School versus Castle Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChessingtonEllingham Primary SchoolChessingtonCastle Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking26th of 32 in Kingston upon Thames Stronger figure28th of 32 in Kingston upon Thames
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll290 523
Capacity420 445
LocationChessington, KT9 2JA Chessington, KT9 1JE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census290 523
Free school meals (ever 6)30.2% 21.3%
English as an additional language25.2% 33.1%
SEN support20.3% 21.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.1% 11.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ellingham Primary School

Castle Hill Primary School

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