Castle Hill Primary School

Buckland Road, Chessington, Kingston upon Thames, KT9 1JE

Not rated

Inspected 21 January 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

56%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

523

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Kingston upon Thames →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 523 / 445 (118%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 21 January 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

21.3%

Disadvantaged

33.1%

EAL

3.8%

SEN support

21.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

56%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

5.2%

Overall absence

11.2%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

27.22

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +5.9 vs 2023/24

21.1

Pupils per teacher

↓ -2.7 vs 2023/24

19.82

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

£50,831

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 12% on leadership pay

↑ +£438 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

3.8

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.2 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,798

Spend per pupil

£7,811

Income per pupil

44%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.