Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School

About Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School

Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School is a Church of England primary in Surrey, serving pupils aged 7 to 11 in the borough of Elmbridge. Among the 298 primary schools in the local authority, it ranks 7th overall and sits in the top five within Elmbridge itself, where it places 5th out of 21 schools. Its closest Outstanding-rated neighbour is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, 3.3 km away, while the top-performing peers in the LA include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. With a capacity of 270 and 233 pupils on roll, the school is not oversubscribed to capacity, and just 4.7% of its pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average. Headteacher Sarah Martin leads a school that has held an Outstanding rating from Ofsted since its most recent graded inspection in March 2024.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 are strong across the board. 89% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, significantly above the Surrey LA average of 66%. In reading, 96% reached the expected standard and 63% achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 112. Maths saw 96% at the expected level and 46% at the higher level, with an average score of 109. Writing was similarly robust, with 89% at expected and 38% at the higher standard. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 3% of all primary schools for the combined RWM expected measure, and in the South East region it sits 41st out of 2,034 schools. Ofsted’s 2024 inspection awarded Outstanding across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, a clear upgrade from the previous Good rating in 2017.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a chapel, library, sensory room, art studios, ICT suite, gymnasium, and playing fields. Sports provision covers swimming, football, netball, dance, cross country, and athletics, while clubs extend to drama, science, eco, art, book club, and choir. SEND support is well-documented, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking a high-performing, church-affiliated junior school in Surrey with strong academic outcomes and a clear pastoral framework, Long Ditton St Mary's is a compelling choice, particularly for those who value the structured transition from infant to junior schooling within a supportive, faith-based environment.

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