Thames Ditton Infant School

Elmbridge · KT7 0PW

General information Infant School · 5-7 years Who goes here 190 pupils, 2.1% FSM

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Thames Ditton Infant School

General Information

Address: Speer Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0PW – View on map
Phone: 02083985842
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Elspeth Leach
Age range: 5-7 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 48 families put it first for 56 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 56 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 14 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

190 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 4
% eligible for free school meals: 2.1%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Elmbridge average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 29.4% a year (Elmbridge 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 72% moved to another school, 28% 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

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

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: 3.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.1%
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

SEN unit for Autism 10 places · 9 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 5.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 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.

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3rd of 3 infant schools in Elmbridge for Ofsted rating

#1Long Ditton Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#2Oatlands SchoolGood
#3Thames Ditton Infant 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

#1Long Ditton Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#2Oatlands SchoolGood
#3Thames Ditton Infant SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,192 (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.

2nd of 6 infant schools in Elmbridge for spending per pupil

#1St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham£11,024
#2Thames Ditton Infant School£8,192
#3The Orchard Infant School£7,165
#4Oatlands School£6,603

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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

#1St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham£11,024
#2Thames Ditton Infant School£8,192
#3The Orchard Infant School£7,165
#4Oatlands School£6,603
#5Manby Lodge Infant School£6,376
#6Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School£6,285

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