Lovelace Primary School is a primary school located in Chessington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mansfield Road, Chessington, KT9 2RN
Website: http://www.lovelace.kingston.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02083973265
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kingston upon Thames
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Rob Meakin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 102583

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 596
Number of Boys: 296
Number of Girls: 300

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lovelace Primary School
Mansfield Road , Hook KT9 2RN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ellingham Primary School
Ellingham Road , KT9 2JA
2out of 4 961 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Orchard Road , KT9 1AJ
3out of 4 1,149 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Church Lane , KT9 2DH
2out of 4 1,511 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Hill Primary School
Buckland Road , KT9 1JE
3out of 4 1,547 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chessington School
Garrison Lane , KT9 2JS
- not rated 1,071 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Southborough High School
Hook Road , KT6 5AS
3out of 4 1,803 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Tala Close , Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form KT6 7EY
4out of 4 2,042 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hinchley Wood School
Claygate Lane , Hinchley Wood KT10 0AQ
4out of 4 2,063 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Epsom and Ewell High School
Ruxley Lane , West Ewell KT19 9JW
3out of 4 3,275 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philip's School
Harrow Close , Leatherhead Road KT9 2HR
3out of 4 962 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Shrewsbury House School
107 Ditton Road , KT6 6RL
- not rated 2,130 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rowan Preparatory School
6 Fitzalan Road , Claygate KT10 0LX
- not rated 2,165 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Milbourne Lodge School
43 Arbrook Lane , KT10 9EG
- not rated 2,991 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Dysart School
190 Ewell Road , KT6 6HL
4out of 4 3,118 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.