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St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Langley Road, Surbiton KT6 6LW · stmatthews.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8399 3909
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Thames 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 403
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- First language not English
- 37.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% 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 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Matthew's CofE Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 147
- 36% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (7%) with SEND