OFSTED
23 October 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
403
403 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
180
44.7% of pupils
Male pupils
223
55.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.4 pts
below England
School
8.4%
Kingston upon Thames
13.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.2 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Kingston upon Thames
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Kingston upon Thames
1.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
48.6%
196
Any other White background
18.9%
76
White and Asian
6.2%
25
Any other Mixed background
6.0%
24
Indian
4.5%
18
Chinese
3.0%
12
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
13.2%
53 of
403 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 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
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Kingston upon Thames
70.0%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Kingston upon Thames
66.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
3.63%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.58 pts
lower than
England
School
3.63%
Kingston upon Thames
6.02%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.36 pts
lower than
England
School
7.46%
Kingston upon Thames
15.55%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
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%
7.8 pts
above England
St Matthew's CofE Primary 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.