St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton
Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton, KT7 0LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Townsend
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 125212
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083986791
About this school
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Thames Ditton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 360 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 41 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 88% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 20% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 93% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 88% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton 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 | 82% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 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 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton compares
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton ranked 73rd 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 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 360 | — |
| Thames Ditton Infant School | — | 3.7% | 0.5% | 190 | 0.4 miles |
| Thames Ditton Junior School | 79% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 357 | 0.5 miles |
| The Orchard Infant School | — | 3.3% | 3.3% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| Cranmere Primary School | 70% | 5.7% | 16.7% | 306 | 1.0 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)
- 8.91%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 5.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thames Ditton Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Thames Ditton
-
Thames Ditton Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Thames Ditton
-
The Orchard Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · East Molesey
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · East Molesey
-
Cranmere Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Esher
Other schools in Thames Ditton
- Thames Ditton Infant School Primary
- Thames Ditton Junior School Primary
- Esher Sixth Form College 16 plus
- Weston Green Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton teach?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thames Ditton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton is Mrs Hayley Townsend, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton, 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 St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton full?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton has capacity for 420 pupils and 360 on roll (86%), 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 St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Does St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% 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 St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton rank locally?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton ranked 73rd 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 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton's absence rate?
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton'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.