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Alexandra Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Alexandra Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6SE · alexandra.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8546 7176
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Thames 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.31 mi
- 0.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 462
- 42 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 36.1%
- 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 0.31 mi (501 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.32 mi (513 m). Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 58% 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 | 60 | 103 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 97 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 116 | 2▲ | 50% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.31 mi0.50 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.32 mi0.51 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.23 mi0.36 km | |
Distance of the last child offered a place under the distance criterion at offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲109 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Alexandra Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (232 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 232
- 50% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (18%) with SEND