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Fern Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5PE · fernhillprimary.org · 020 8247 0300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- 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
- 663
- 97% of 682 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- First language not English
- 51.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 95% 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 | 90 | 75 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 66 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131097)
Ofsted
Fern Hill Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2008
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131097), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131097)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (206 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 206
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (19%) with SEND