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Tolworth Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
School Lane, Tolworth KT6 7SA · tolworthschool.org.uk · 020 8399 4231
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 292
- 88% of 330 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 37.7%
- 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: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 85 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 | 85 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 77 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 123 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2025 | 0.52 mi0.83 km | |
The council shows all preferences as met at offer date.
Distance of the last child offered a place under the distance criterion at offer date.
Ofsted
Tolworth Infant and Nursery School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2005Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (152 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 152
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (12%) with SEND