SCHOOL PROFILE

Coombe Hill Infant School

Primary Community school URN 102567
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

14 September 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 5 October 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kingston upon Thames
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 271 271 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 131 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 140 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.5%
16.3 pts below England
School 8.5%
Kingston upon Thames 13.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

59.8%
39.5 pts above England
School 59.8%
Kingston upon Thames 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Kingston upon Thames 1.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
32.1%
87
Any other White background
10.3%
28
Any other Asian background
8.9%
24
Any other Mixed background
8.9%
24
White and Asian
8.9%
24
Any other ethnic group
7.4%
20
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 13.7% 37 of 271 pupils
7.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.7%
Kingston upon Thames 19.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.1% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts below
EHC plans 2.6% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 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.

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

3.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.44 pts lower than England
School 3.78%
Kingston upon Thames 6.02%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.38 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Kingston upon Thames 15.55%
London 17.60%
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%
Kingston upon Thames 1.56%
London 1.67%
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

100.4% 12.2 pts above England
Coombe Hill Infant School
100.4%
Kingston upon Thames
90.5%
London
85.9%
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