Chennestone Primary School
Manor Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Mulhall
- Federation
- Beauclerc and Chennestone Schools
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 125094
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932785477
About this school
Chennestone Primary School is a community primary school in Sunbury-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 282 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 59 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 66% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 73% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chennestone Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chennestone Primary School compares
Chennestone Primary School ranked 68th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 282 | — |
| Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.5% | 8% | 85 | 0.3 miles |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | 78% | 4.5% | 15% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| Hawkedale Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 10.2% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 29.1% | 484 | 0.8 miles |
| Kenyngton Manor Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 39.7% | 432 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.76%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 7.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunbury on Thames
-
Hawkedale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sunbury on Thames
-
Springfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
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Kenyngton Manor Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sunbury-on-Thames
Other schools in Sunbury-on-Thames
- Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenyngton Manor Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic College Secondary
- Sunbury Manor School Secondary
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School Secondary
- Great Oaks Charitable Trust T/A Great Oaks College Other types
- Maypole School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Chennestone Primary School teach?
- Chennestone Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunbury-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Chennestone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chennestone Primary School is Mrs Hayley Mulhall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chennestone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chennestone Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chennestone Primary School?
- Chennestone Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Chennestone Primary School full?
- Chennestone Primary School has capacity for 370 pupils and 282 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chennestone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chennestone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chennestone Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chennestone Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Chennestone Primary School?
- Chennestone Primary School is part of the Beauclerc and Chennestone Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chennestone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chennestone Primary School rank locally?
- Chennestone Primary School ranked 68th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chennestone Primary School's absence rate?
- Chennestone Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chennestone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chennestone Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.