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Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Grand Avenue, Surbiton KT5 9HU · grandavenue.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8399 5344
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- 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
- 655
- 96% of 682 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- 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, 84 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 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 82 | 70 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 96 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.06 mi1.71 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (205 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Positive
- 96%
- Replies
- 205
- 31% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 31 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 64 parents (31%) with SEND