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Chennestone Primary School

Community school · Sunbury-on-Thames · TW16 5ED

Ages 5–11 · 282 pupils · Surrey

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
301

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

282 pupils · 370 places

Pupils on roll
282
Boys / girls
135 / 147
School capacity
370
Capacity fill
282 / 370 (76%)
Free school meals
15.6%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 511

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Beauclerc and Chennestone Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Hayley Mulhall

Location

Address
Manor Lane
Postcode
TW16 5ED
Town
Sunbury-on-Thames
County
Surrey
Local authority
Surrey
District
Spelthorne
Constituency
Spelthorne
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, 282 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.6%.

Open schools in Sunbury-on-Thames
11
Primary schools in Sunbury-on-Thames
6
Academies among open schools in Sunbury-on-Thames
55% (6)
Open schools in TW16
11
Primary in TW16
6
Open schools in Surrey LA
523
Primary in Surrey LA
298

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sunbury on Thames · TW16 6QG · Surrey

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Foundation school · Primary

    Sunbury on Thames · TW16 6PG · Surrey

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Springfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sunbury-on-Thames · TW16 6LY · Surrey

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.6%

    0.8 miles away

  • Kenyngton Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sunbury-on-Thames · TW16 7QL · Surrey

    Ages 2–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence6.5%

    1.1 miles away

  • Grovelands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Walton on Thames · KT12 2EB · Surrey

    Ages 3–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence7.5%

    1.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Hayley Mulhall
Telephone
01932785477

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