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Lovelace Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Mansfield Road, Hook, Chessington KT9 2RN · lovelace.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8397 3265
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Thames 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 530
- 84% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 27%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 81 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 79 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2025 | 8.12 mi13.06 km | |
The council shows all preferences as met at offer date.
Distance of the last child offered a place under the distance criterion at offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lovelace Primary School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (205 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 205
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 68 parents (33%) with SEND