SCHOOL PROFILE

King's Oak Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102582
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 736 Published school capacity
Capacity used 53.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 May 2024
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 393 354 full-time · 39 part-time
Female pupils 175 44.5% of pupils
Male pupils 218 55.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.5%
15.7 pts above England
School 40.5%
Kingston upon Thames 13.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.1%
27.8 pts above England
School 48.1%
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
29.0%
114
Any other ethnic group
13.5%
53
Any other White background
12.7%
50
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
33
Indian
7.6%
30
African
6.9%
27
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 33.6% 132 of 393 pupils
12.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.6%
Kingston upon Thames 19.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.3% 76 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts above
EHC plans 14.3% 56 pupils
England 6.0% 8.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 61
Speech, language & communication 40
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Physical disability 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Kingston upon Thames 58.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

48.0%

25.8 pts below England

School 48.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

53.0%

17.3 pts below England

School 53.0%
Kingston upon Thames 66.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
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

7.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.59 pts higher than England
School 7.80%
Kingston upon Thames 6.02%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.43 pts higher than England
School 27.25%
Kingston upon Thames 15.55%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 1.40%
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

53.4% 34.8 pts below England
King's Oak Primary School
53.4%
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