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King Athelstan Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Kingston upon Thames
  • KT1 3AR

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,865 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 58%58% · 2016/172017/18: top 64%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 65%2023/24: top 63%2024/25: top 59%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM61% · London 72%2/10 Well below London+12.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · London 12%2/10 Well below London
Reading score104 · London 1071/10 Well below London
Maths score102 · London 1071/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 40 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 60% · 42 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 61% · 46 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 52% · 52 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 55% · 58 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 57% · 60 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 61% · 59 pupils · London 72%61%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 40 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 12% · 42 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 11% · 46 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 6% · 52 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 16% · 58 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 13% · 60 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 5% · 59 pupils · London 12%16%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 40 pupils · London 1032016/17: 106 · 42 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 46 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 52 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1072024/25: 104 · 59 pupils · London 107106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 40 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 42 pupils · London 1062017/18: 105 · 46 pupils · London 1062018/19: 103 · 52 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 58 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1062024/25: 102 · 59 pupils · London 107106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
44 of 44 who put it first2014 · 93.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4444
2nd281
3rd141
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24782 m
  • 2022/23801 m
  • 2021/22709 m
  • 2020/21539 m
  • 2019/20672 m
  • You0.8 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Kingston Riverside, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2010Inadequate
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

29 strong areas

  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

1 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment

30 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud members of the school community.”
  • “They show great respect towards each other and celebrate everyone’s differences.”
  • “They are happy and safe.”

To improve

  • “Leaders have made sure they have a well-sequenced curriculum in place for all subjects.”
  • “However, it is not currently delivered consistently across each class.”
  • “This means there is some variability in what pupils learn and produce as a result.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026382
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.7%
First language not English39.7%
SEN support19.7%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

91% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 18.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 12.8
  • Other support 10.3

Teachers 21.4 FTE · Whole workforce 44.5 · 55 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,045
Spend per pupil£9,015
Staff spend per pupil£6,628
Reserve per pupil£1,385
  • +£510,999revenue reserve
  • +£11,182in-year balance

Grants £8,511 · self-generated £534 · premises £446 per pupil