SCHOOL PROFILE

Tolworth Junior School

Primary Community school URN 102574
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 390 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
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 379 379 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 194 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 185 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.4%
7.4 pts below England
School 17.4%
Kingston upon Thames 13.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.8%
13.5 pts above England
School 33.8%
Kingston upon Thames 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

8.2%
7.2 pts above England
School 8.2%
Kingston upon Thames 1.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
52.2%
198
Any other White background
12.7%
48
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
20
Any other Asian background
5.0%
19
Indian
3.7%
14
Pakistani
3.7%
14
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 31.9% 121 of 379 pupils
11.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.9%
Kingston upon Thames 19.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.4% 100 pupils
England 14.8% 11.6 pts above
EHC plans 5.5% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 31
Specific learning difficulty 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Speech, language & communication 18
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Severe learning difficulty 7

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Kingston upon Thames 58.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Kingston upon Thames 66.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

4.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.17 pts lower than England
School 4.05%
Kingston upon Thames 6.02%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.37%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.44 pts lower than England
School 8.37%
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

97.2% 9.0 pts above England
Tolworth Junior School
97.2%
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