OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames
Trust
AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
55
55 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
9
16.4% of pupils
Male pupils
46
83.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.6 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Kingston upon Thames
13.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.0 pts
below England
School
7.3%
Kingston upon Thames
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
72.7%
40
Any other ethnic group
7.3%
4
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
2
Any other White background
3.6%
2
Unclassified
3.6%
2
White and Black Caribbean
3.6%
2
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
100.0%
55 of
55 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Reading
73.8 pts below England
School
0.0%
Kingston upon Thames
70.0%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Kingston upon Thames
66.3%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Maths
72.0 pts below England
School
0.0%
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
17.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
11.65 pts
higher than
England
School
17.87%
Kingston upon Thames
6.02%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
44.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
28.18 pts
higher than
England
School
44.00%
Kingston upon Thames
15.55%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
12.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
10.20 pts
higher than
England
School
12.00%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
61.1%
18.7 pts
below England
Spring School
61.1%
Kingston upon Thames
85.0%
London
75.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.