Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #11 in Kensington and Chelsea public Top 2% UK

Thomas Jones Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr David Sellens

location_onLondon, W11 1RQ

language Visit Website phone 2077271423

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

236

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Expected Standard

93%

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Demand Ratio

2.0x

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Thomas Jones Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 2.0× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thomas Jones Primary School is a community school in London, Kensington and Chelsea, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 234 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 27% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 25 primaries in Kensington and Chelsea and #1,999 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 70%

Reading93% LA 79%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 79%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

116

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 72%England 61%

Reading93% LA 85% · Eng 74%

Writing97% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

115

Maths SS

118

GPS SS

116

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 71%England 60%

Reading100% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA 0.9

2.6 to 7.1

3.7

Write

LA 1.0

1.5 to 5.9

8.0

Maths

LA 1.8

5.9 to 10.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 76%England 65%

Reading97% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

115

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.4

Read

LA 1.8

5.1 to 9.6

3.8

Write

LA 1.0

1.7 to 5.9

6.5

Maths

LA 1.4

4.6 to 8.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 74%

Reading100% LA 83%

Writing97% LA 85%

Maths100% LA 83%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.8

Read

LA 1.7

3.6 to 8

4.7

Write

LA 1.6

2.6 to 6.8

7.8

Maths

LA 2.0

5.8 to 9.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 May 2009

Inspection Report

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06 July 2006

Inspection Report

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10 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-05-19

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-07-06

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 234 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	236	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils