SCHOOL PROFILE

Knollmead Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140667
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 February 2025
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 Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kingston upon Thames
Trust HELIX LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 248 225 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 118 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 130 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.4%
2.6 pts above England
School 27.4%
Kingston upon Thames 13.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.7%
18.4 pts above England
School 38.7%
Kingston upon Thames 29.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Kingston upon Thames 1.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
31.0%
77
Pakistani
12.5%
31
Any other Asian background
8.5%
21
Any other White background
8.5%
21
Any other ethnic group
7.3%
18
White and Black African
5.6%
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 31.5% 78 of 248 pupils
10.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.5%
Kingston upon Thames 19.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 13.3% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 7.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 21
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Hearing impairment 11
Specific learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 3

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

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Kingston upon Thames 58.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Kingston upon Thames 70.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

61.0%

9.3 pts below England

School 61.0%
Kingston upon Thames 66.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
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

6.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

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

Persistent absence

18.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.97 pts higher than England
School 18.78%
Kingston upon Thames 15.55%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.02%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 1.02%
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

105.1% 16.9 pts above England
Knollmead Primary School
105.1%
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