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St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Beauchamp Road, East Molesey KT8 2PG · stalbans.surrey.sch.uk · 020 8979 5893
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Surrey 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.63 mi
- 1.02 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6.2%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- 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 0.63 mi (1.02 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% 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 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 86 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 91 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.63 mi1.02 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Surrey it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125239)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Alban's Catholic Primary School on 13 January 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: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (166 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Positive
- 93%
- Replies
- 166
- 40% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 13 parents (8%) whose child was bullied
based on 32 parents (19%) with SEND