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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton

Elmbridge, KT7 0LPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
88%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#499 of 13,686 nationally

About St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton

St Paul's Catholic Primary School in Thames Ditton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, confirmed in an ungraded inspection in January 2024 where inspectors judged that the school 'remains Good'. This is a notable shift from its previous graded inspection in 2014, when it was rated Outstanding overall. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: 88% of pupils met this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is well above the Surrey local authority average of 66% for primary schools, placing St Paul's 6th out of 21 schools in the Elmbridge borough and in the top 5% nationally. The school's ranking score of 88 reflects strong core performance, though it sits behind local peers such as South Farnham School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressHampton Court Way, Thames Ditton, Elmbridge, KT7 0LP
HeadteacherHayley Townsend
Local AuthoritySurrey
Number of Pupils348
Free School Meals (FSM)7.5%
School Capacity348 / 420 (83% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

31 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (31 Jan 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Feb 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:30

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: stpauls-thamesditton.surrey.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.