Lovelace Primary School
Mansfield Road, Hook, Chessington, KT9 2RNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Lovelace Primary School is a primary school in Kingston upon Thames for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 63 schools in Kingston upon Thames. It ranks 23rd of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024, report published 16 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 December 2024
Pupils like coming to this school. They have kind friends to play with. Staff take the time to check how pupils are feeling. Pupils are confident that if they have a worry, they can speak to an adult who will help them. This helps pupils feel happy and valued. There are a range of opportunities for pupils to take on roles of responsibility. For example, sports leaders set up play equipment so that younger pupils keep active during playtimes. Pupils have opportunities to celebrate faiths and cultures that may be different from their own. They learn the importance of treating everyone equally. In the early years, children behave extremely well. Staff have high expectations of these children, which they rise to. In the main, pupils across the school conduct themselves well, although a small number struggle to concentrate as well as they should during learning time. The school aims for pupils to achieve highly across a range of subjects. However, provisional outcomes in 2024 for pupils at the end of Year 6 were below national averages. Therefore, some pupils were not prepared as well as they could be for the next stage of their education. The newly established leadership team has taken effective action to ensure that pupils benefit from a high-quality education.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the curriculum is new and not securely embedded. Sometimes, there are inconsistencies in its implementation. In addition, the checking of what pupils know and remember is occasionally not timely enough. As a result of these inconsistencies, some pupils have gaps in their learning. The school should ensure that the new curriculum is taught as intended and that pupils' learning is checked swiftly, enabling any gaps in knowledge to be addressed.
- At times, some pupils do not show positive attitudes to their learning. This means that they do not learn as well as they should. The school should ensure that expectations for pupils' behaviour are high across the school and that the behaviour policy is implemented consistently.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
84 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
530 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Lovelace Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellingham Primary School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 74% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Castle Hill Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 56% met the expected standard |
| Hinchley Wood Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Kelly Dixon
- Phone
- 02083973265
- Address
- Mansfield Road, Hook, Chessington, KT9 2RN
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- URN
- 102583
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.