Buckland Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1JE
10 reasons to choose Castle Hill Primary School
Top line
Castle Hill Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chessington and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Castle Hill Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply a Good rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Castle Hill Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Castle Hill Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Castle Hill Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. The ‘Learning Challenge Curriculum’ for foundation subjects is enquiry-led, topic-based, and thematic. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Castle Hill Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Castle Hill Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Castle Hill Primary School
Shrewsbury House Prep School (1.6 miles); Surbiton High Boys’ Preparatory School (2.9 miles); Surbiton High Girls’ Prep School (2.9 miles).
St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School, Surbiton (1.9 miles); Southfield Park Primary School (2.7 miles); St Andrew’s and St Mark’s Church of England Junior School, Surbiton (2.7 miles).
London Tutorial College (2 miles); Ewell Castle School (3 miles); Surbiton High School (3 miles).
Hinchley Wood School (2.3 miles); The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (2.7 miles); Richard Challoner School (3.1 miles).