Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Feb 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 124966.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 208 |
| Girls | 104 |
| Boys | 104 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 4.3% |
| First language not English | 12.5% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 180 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 176 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 2.2% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 8 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 5 |
| Average class size | 29.3 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 25.6 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 13.9 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 8.12 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 6.82 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 13.08 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 7.2 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 4.2 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 2 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 60 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 198 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 93 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 60 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 69 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.5%, better than England, better than Surrey | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 5.7%, better than England, better than Surrey | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.8%, similar to England, similar to Surrey | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0.5% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0.5% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School | Voluntary aided school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Mar 2024. | |
| 0.6 mi | Not applicable | Shrewsbury House School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Hinchley Wood Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 30 Apr 2012. | |
| 0.7 mi | Secondary | Hinchley Wood School | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | St Matthew's CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Nov 2015. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Thames Ditton Junior School | Academy converter | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Feb 2026. | |
| 0.9 mi | Secondary | Southborough High School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 Feb 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School | Voluntary aided school | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 14 Apr 2026. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Lime Tree Primary School | Foundation school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Feb 2023. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Maple Infants' School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 7 Oct 2014. |
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School is rated Good, last inspected on 11 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School made 60 offers from 198 applications (3.3 per offer), and 60 of 93 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School has 208 pupils aged 3 to 7.
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School, the average class had 29.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 25.6 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School missed 3.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 5.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.