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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton KT7 0LP · stpauls-thamesditton.surrey.sch.uk · 020 8398 6791
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Surrey 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 360
- 86% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- 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: Surrey Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Surrey it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (176 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 176
- 51% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (10%) with SEND