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Coombe Hill Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Coombe Lane West, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7DD · coombehillinfants.com · 020 8942 9481
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.56 mi
- 2.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 271
- 1 over 270 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.5%
- First language not English
- 59.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.56 mi (2.50 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.15 mi (1.85 km). Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 88 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 91% 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 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 122 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 132 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.56 mi2.50 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.15 mi1.85 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.90 mi1.44 km | |
Distance of the last child offered a place under the distance criterion at offer date.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Coombe Hill Infant School on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 122
- 45% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (11%) with SEND