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King Athelstan Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Villiers Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 3AR · kingathelstan.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8546 8210
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Thames 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 382
- 91% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32%
- First language not English
- 34.3%
- 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, 44 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 54 | 37 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for King Athelstan Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2010Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (175 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 175
- 37% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (14%) with SEND