SCHOOL PROFILE

King Athelstan Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102579
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 July 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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 382 356 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 187 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 195 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.8%
5.0 pts above England
School 29.8%
Kingston upon Thames 13.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.3%
14.0 pts above England
School 34.3%
Kingston upon Thames 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kingston upon Thames 1.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
41.9%
160
Any other White background
22.5%
86
African
5.2%
20
Any other Asian background
4.7%
18
White and Asian
4.7%
18
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
17
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 24.4% 93 of 382 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.4%
Kingston upon Thames 19.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.6% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
No specialist assessment yet 21
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Physical disability 3
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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Kingston upon Thames 58.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Kingston upon Thames 66.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
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

5.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.10 pts lower than England
School 5.12%
Kingston upon Thames 6.02%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.40 pts lower than England
School 11.41%
Kingston upon Thames 15.55%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 1.09%
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

91.0% 2.8 pts above England
King Athelstan Primary School
91.0%
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