Schools in Chessington
Chessington in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has 7 schools in the catchment.school database, with 4 of them rated Good or above by Ofsted. Chessington School is the local secondary academy with 750 places and 676 pupils (Ofsted Good), while Ellingham Primary and Lovelace Primary serve the central area. Castle Hill Primary Academy is operating above its 445-place capacity with 523 pupils enrolled.
Two Church of England voluntary aided primaries – St Paul's CofE and St Mary's CofE – provide faith places in Chessington, applying diocesan criteria that prioritise regular worshippers. Free school meals eligibility varies considerably across the area, from 7% at St Paul's to 30% at Ellingham Primary, reflecting differing catchment demographics in the southern Kingston borough. Kingston upon Thames runs a unified admissions round; secondary applications close in late October.
Primary schools in Chessington: 1 oversubscribed (5)
Ellingham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chessington · KT9 2JA
Lovelace Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chessington · KT9 2RN
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Chessington · KT9 1AJ
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Chessington · KT9 2DH
Castle Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chessington · KT9 1JE
Secondary Schools in Chessington (1)
Other Schools in Chessington (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Chessington are set by Kingston upon Thames and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.