Chennestone Primary School

Spelthorne · TW16 5ED

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 282 pupils, 15.6% FSM

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Chennestone Primary School

General Information

Address: Manor Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5ED – View on map
Phone: 01932785477
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Hayley Mulhall
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 25 families put it first for 25 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

282 pupils out of 370 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 44
% eligible for free school meals: 15.6%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Spelthorne average)
English as an additional language: 22% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 44.2% a year (Spelthorne 18.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 48% moved to another school, 52% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points above the Spelthorne average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 68% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 81%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 105
Based on: 69 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSpelthorne averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points above the Spelthorne average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: 6th of 19 junior and primary schools in the area

#4Town Farm Primary School & Nursery77%
#5The Echelford Primary School74%
#6Chennestone Primary School72%
#7Laleham CofE VA Primary School67%
=8Clarendon Primary School66%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School89%
#2St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery87%
#3St Ignatius Catholic Primary School78%
#4Town Farm Primary School & Nursery77%
#5The Echelford Primary School74%
#6Chennestone Primary School72%
#7Laleham CofE VA Primary School67%
=8Clarendon Primary School66%
=8Saxon Primary School66%
=10Kenyngton Manor Primary School63%
=10St Nicholas CofE Primary School63%
#12Springfield Primary School59%
=13Hawkedale Primary School57%
=13Riverbridge Primary School57%
#15Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School55%
#16Ashford Park Primary School54%
#17Buckland Primary School51%
#18Ashford CofE Primary School48%
#19Meadhurst Primary School47%

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5th of 14 primary schools in Spelthorne for Ofsted rating

#3Ashford Park Primary SchoolGood
#4Buckland Primary SchoolGood
#5Chennestone Primary SchoolGood
#6Clarendon Primary SchoolGood
#7Hawkedale Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1St Michael Catholic Primary School & NurseryOutstanding
#2Ashford CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Ashford Park Primary SchoolGood
#4Buckland Primary SchoolGood
#5Chennestone Primary SchoolGood
#6Clarendon Primary SchoolGood
#7Hawkedale Primary SchoolGood
#8Laleham CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#9Meadhurst Primary SchoolGood
#10Riverbridge Primary SchoolGood
#11Saxon Primary SchoolGood
#12Springfield Primary SchoolGood
#13Stanwell Fields CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14Town Farm Primary School & NurseryGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,158 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 19 primary schools in Spelthorne for spending per pupil

#1Clarendon Primary School£7,630
#2Town Farm Primary School & Nursery£7,196
#3Chennestone Primary School£7,158
#4Meadhurst Primary School£7,050
#5Ashford Park Primary School£6,714

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Clarendon Primary School£7,630
#2Town Farm Primary School & Nursery£7,196
#3Chennestone Primary School£7,158
#4Meadhurst Primary School£7,050
#5Ashford Park Primary School£6,714
#6Hawkedale Primary School£6,413
#7Kenyngton Manor Primary School£6,323
#8Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School£6,321
#9Buckland Primary School£6,317
#10St Nicholas CofE Primary School£6,035
#11Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School£6,033
#12Saxon Primary School£5,967
#13St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery£5,938
#14Ashford CofE Primary School£5,912
#15Riverbridge Primary School£5,897
#16St Ignatius Catholic Primary School£5,571
#17Springfield Primary School£5,504
#18Laleham CofE VA Primary School£5,446
#19The Echelford Primary School£5,192

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