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Latchmere School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Latchmere Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5TT · latchmereschool.org · 020 8546 7181
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Thames 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 710
- 87% of 816 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 30.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 73 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 | 73 | 60 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 71 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 66 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 96 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Latchmere School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 12 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jul 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (227 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 227
- 28% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (21%) with SEND