SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 125212
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

31 January 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Surrey
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 360 360 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 151 41.9% of pupils
Male pupils 209 58.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.7%
18.1 pts below England
School 6.7%
Elmbridge 10.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.7%
13.6 pts below England
School 6.7%
Elmbridge 9.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Elmbridge 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.3%
246
Any other White background
10.6%
38
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
26
White and Asian
3.9%
14
Irish
2.8%
10
Any other Asian background
1.7%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 5.3% 19 of 360 pupils
15.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 5.3%
Elmbridge 18.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 3.3% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 11.5 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Speech, language & communication 4
No specialist assessment yet 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Elmbridge 75.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Elmbridge 87.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Elmbridge 81.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Elmbridge 85.8%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.00 pts lower than England
School 3.22%
Elmbridge 5.68%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.47%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.35 pts lower than England
School 5.47%
Elmbridge 11.99%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Elmbridge 2.04%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.7% 2.5 pts below England
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton
85.7%
Elmbridge
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information