Lovelace Primary School
Lovelace Primary School is a primary school (Community school), ages 3–11, in Chessington, KT9, run by Kingston upon Thames council. It has 530 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (10 December 2024): Good in all 5 graded areas.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | All offered | 60 | Not published | Not published |
2024 | All offered | 90 | Not published | Not published |
2023 | All offered | 90 | Not published | Not published |
2022 | All offered | 90 | Not published | Not published |
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
Kingston's admission criteria measure distance "by a straight line in metres to the nearest school gate" (community schools) using the School Admissions computerised geographical information system, from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home; the Tiffin School likewise measures straight-line distance to the nearest Tiffin pedestrian gate, but only to break a tie on test score. Two figures are published per school per year: the cut-off at National Offer Day (used for max_distance) and the furthest distance offered by the end of national coordination (in notes). "All preferences met" means every applicant who named the school was offered; "Overseas" means the last place went to an applicant living overseas, i.e. every UK-resident applicant ranked by distance was offered.
By the end of national coordination every applicant who named the school had been offered a place from the waiting list.
Kingston upon Thames admissions information and published allocations
Ofsted
Good in all 5 graded areas — inspected 10 December 2024.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Quality of education | Good |
Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
Personal development | Good |
Leadership and management | Good |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Early years | Good |
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Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing & maths (%) | 55 | 2024/25 |
KS2: higher standard in reading, writing & maths (%) | 10 | 2024/25 |
KS2 pupils | 84 | 2024/25 |
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 530 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 14.9% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 27% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 11.76% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 2.45% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.