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St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London W8 4SP · sma.rbkc.sch.uk · 020 7937 0740
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kensington and Chelsea 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kensington and Chelsea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 160
- 76% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 58.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kensington and Chelsea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 7 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 13 | 0.4 | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 17 | 0.6 | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 22 | 0.8 | 64% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 0.94 mi1.51 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.60 mi0.96 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.25 mi0.41 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.56 mi0.90 km | |
The council's brochure says all on-time applicants were offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Kensington and Chelsea it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 89
- 51% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (15%) with SEND