Thames Ditton Junior School

Elmbridge · KT7 0BS

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 357 pupils, 4.8% FSM

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Thames Ditton Junior School

General Information

Address: Mercer Close, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BS – View on map
Phone: 02083983039
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Matthew Lewis
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

357 pupils out of 436 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 17
% eligible for free school meals: 4.8%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Elmbridge average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 40% a year (Elmbridge 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 42% moved to another school, 58% 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: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.9%
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 Moderate learning difficulties 16 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: 19.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 28 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 79% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 24% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points above the Elmbridge average (75%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 79% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 79%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 89%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 108
Based on: 92 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 schoolElmbridge 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 4 percentage points above the Elmbridge average (75%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 6th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

#5Claygate Primary School80%
=6Cobham Free School79%
=6Thames Ditton Junior School79%
=8Esher Church School78%
=8Grovelands Primary School78%

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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

=1Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School90%
=1St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge90%
#3Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School84%
#4St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#5Claygate Primary School80%
=6Cobham Free School79%
=6Thames Ditton Junior School79%
=8Esher Church School78%
=8Grovelands Primary School78%
=8Hinchley Wood Primary School78%
=11Cleves School75%
=11St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey75%
=13Bell Farm Primary School72%
=13St James CofE Primary School72%
=13St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton72%
#16Cranmere Primary School70%
=17St Andrew's Church of England Primary School69%
=17The Royal Kent CofE Primary School69%
=17Walton Oak Primary School69%
#20Hurst Park Primary Academy66%
#21Ashley Church of England Primary School64%
#22Burhill Primary School58%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,141 (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 4 junior schools in Elmbridge for spending per pupil

#1Cleves School£6,405
#2Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School£6,206
#3Thames Ditton Junior School£6,141
#4St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey£5,777

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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

#1Cleves School£6,405
#2Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School£6,206
#3Thames Ditton Junior School£6,141
#4St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey£5,777

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