OFSTED
17 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
22 July 2021
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
655
637 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
326
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
329
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.0 pts
below England
School
14.8%
Kingston upon Thames
13.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.8 pts
below England
School
14.5%
Kingston upon Thames
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.0 pts
above England
School
5.0%
Kingston upon Thames
1.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.7%
306
Any other White background
10.5%
69
Any other Asian background
9.8%
64
Any other Mixed background
7.2%
47
Pakistani
5.2%
34
Indian
5.0%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.9%
130 of
655 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Kingston upon Thames
70.0%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Kingston upon Thames
66.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.66 pts
lower than
England
School
4.56%
Kingston upon Thames
6.02%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.91 pts
lower than
England
School
11.90%
Kingston upon Thames
15.55%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
0.37%
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
96.0%
7.9 pts
above England
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
96.0%
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.