Thames Ditton Junior School
Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Matthew Lewis
- Sponsor
- Hinchley Wood School
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 148799
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083983039
About this school
Thames Ditton Junior School is a primary academy in Thames Ditton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 357 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thames Ditton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Thames Ditton Junior 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 | — | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 366 |
| 2023/24 | 367 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thames Ditton Junior School compares
Thames Ditton Junior School ranked 28th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 357 | — |
| Thames Ditton Infant School | — | 3.7% | 0.5% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton | 72% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 360 | 0.5 miles |
| Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School | 84% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 236 | 0.7 miles |
| Hinchley Wood Primary School | 78% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 624 | 0.7 miles |
| Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.9% | 6.5% | 208 | 0.8 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)
- 5.69%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thames Ditton Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Thames Ditton
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton0.5 miles
Primary · Thames Ditton
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Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Surbiton
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Hinchley Wood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Esher
-
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Surbiton
Other schools in Thames Ditton
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton Primary
- Thames Ditton Infant School Primary
- Esher Sixth Form College 16 plus
- Weston Green Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Thames Ditton Junior School teach?
- Thames Ditton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Thames Ditton.
- Who is the headteacher of Thames Ditton Junior School?
- The headteacher of Thames Ditton Junior School is Matthew Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thames Ditton Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thames Ditton Junior 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 Thames Ditton Junior School?
- Thames Ditton Junior School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Thames Ditton Junior School full?
- Thames Ditton Junior School has capacity for 436 pupils and 357 on roll (82%), 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 Thames Ditton Junior School a faith school?
- No. Thames Ditton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thames Ditton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thames Ditton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Thames Ditton Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Thames Ditton Junior School is part of HINCHLEY WOOD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Thames Ditton Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Thames Ditton Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thames Ditton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2023/24 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thames Ditton Junior School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Thames Ditton Junior School ranked 28th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thames Ditton Junior School's absence rate?
- Thames Ditton Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thames Ditton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thames Ditton Junior 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 10 July 2026.