Castle Hill Primary School
Buckland Road, Chessington, KT9 1JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE HILL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dalene Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Castle Hill Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 445
- Pupils on roll
- 514
- URN
- 141764
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083972006
About this school
Castle Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Chessington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 514 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 56 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 41% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 57% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 70% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Castle Hill 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 | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 514 |
| 2023/24 | 511 |
| 2024/25 | 523 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hill Primary School compares
Castle Hill Primary School ranked 22nd of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.2% | 21.3% | 514 | — |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 47% | 5.6% | 20.9% | 170 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.3% | 8.9% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Ellingham Primary School | 74% | 7.1% | 30.2% | 276 | 0.8 miles |
| Lovelace Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 16.2% | 530 | 0.9 miles |
| Tolworth Junior School | 66% | 4.1% | 19.1% | 379 | 1.2 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)
- 21.33%
- English as an additional language
- 33.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 11.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chessington
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chessington
-
Ellingham Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chessington
-
Lovelace Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chessington
-
Tolworth Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Surbiton
Other schools in Chessington
Castle Hill Primary School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Chessington.
- Ellingham Primary School Primary
- Lovelace Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Chessington School Secondary
- St Philip's School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Castle Hill Primary School teach?
- Castle Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chessington.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castle Hill Primary School is Mrs Dalene Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill 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 many pupils are at Castle Hill Primary School?
- Castle Hill Primary School has 514 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castle Hill Primary School full?
- Castle Hill Primary School has capacity for 445 pupils and 514 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 Castle Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castle Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Castle Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Castle Hill Primary School is part of CASTLE HILL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castle Hill Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Castle Hill Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Thames?
- Castle Hill Primary School ranked 22nd of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Castle Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Hill 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 1 July 2026.