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King Athelstan Primary School

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

personMiss Emily Newton

location_onKingston upon Thames, KT1 3AR

language Visit Website phone 2085468210

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

464

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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King Athelstan Primary School is a Community school primary school in Kingston upon Thames, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

King Athelstan Primary School is a community school in Kingston upon Thames, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 426 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 28 primaries in Kingston upon Thames and #8,157 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing73% LA 67%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.4

-0.6 to 2.8

-1.3

Write

LA 0.2

-2.9 to 0.4

0.7

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading62% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 2.4

0.4

Write

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 2.0

0.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.3 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 65%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing72% LA 75%

Maths78% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.6

-1.1 to 2.7

0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-1.6 to 2

1.2

Maths

LA 0.7

-0.6 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 July 2022

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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05 October 2011

Inspection Report

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04 May 2011

Inspection Report

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16 September 2010

Inspection Report

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23 January 2008

Inspection Report

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20 October 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-10-05

Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection Historic Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-16

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(5 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 426 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	426	8	1.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	418	9	2.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	467	6	1.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	451	5	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	447	11	2.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	471	7	1.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	464	6	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	458	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	472	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	455	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	464	1	0.2%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	469	3	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	450	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	452	3	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	439	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	425	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	411	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils