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Alexandra Primary School, Kingston upon Thames

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Alexandra Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Kingston upon Thames. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 11 schools in Kingston upon Thames with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.7 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
Demand
1.7 first choices per place
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kingston upon Thames (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Alexandra Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Alexandra Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 80% in Kingston upon Thames and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Alexandra Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 103 families put Alexandra Primary School as their first choice and 326 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 43 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Alexandra Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Alexandra Primary School are St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill (under 0.1 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); St Agatha's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 88% maths); and Latchmere School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 86% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Alexandra Primary School.

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston HillSt Luke's CofE Primary SchoolSt Agatha's Catholic Primary SchoolLatchmere School

Who goes there

15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 36.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 72 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 29 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Alexandra Primary School has a resourced provision for physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 3 places, 3 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Norbiton Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alexandra Road (KT2) (->n), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alexandra Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 633 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Thames (240), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Alexandra Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Alexandra Primary School are Tiffin School (0.5 miles), The Kingston Academy (0.8 miles), The Tiffin Girls' School (0.9 miles) and Teddington School (1.1 miles).

Tiffin SchoolThe Kingston AcademyThe Tiffin Girls' SchoolTeddington School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2021 (~1.8km)Unlikely (~2.4km)

Kingston upon Thames published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 1.842 km away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Ed Lockwood
Pupils:462
LA:Kingston upon Thames
Phone:02085467176
Address:Alexandra Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6SE
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 3 July 2023View full report
URN:102578
UKPRN:10078747
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Richmond Park
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its July 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

15.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Physical, MLD

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-12ppMaths-8ppWriting-7pp

Reading has declined from 87% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 88% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 78% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.9

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

30.4

KS2

13

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Alexandra Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Alexandra Primary School.

  • Orpington Chinese Language School Kingston Branch AlexandraAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Fun Fest Kingston upon ThamesAt the school · Not yet graded
  • art-K KingstonAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Roar Kids Academy - St Luke's CofE Primary School590m away · Not yet graded
  • Roar Kids Academy640m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Norbiton Rail Station
598m · 10 min walk
Norbiton (Entrance)
605m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Alexandra Road (KT2) (->N)
118m · 2 min walk
Brunswick Road (KT2) (Stop NQ)
217m · 4 min walk
Audric Close (Stop NR)
302m · 5 min walk
Queens Road / Kingston Hospital (Stop NM)
318m · 5 min walk
Park Road (KT2) (Stop NP)
325m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
61
Fatal
0
Serious
15
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 61 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 46 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Thames is 41 (the median across 65 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Alexandra Primary School

Will you get a place at Alexandra Primary School? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against Alexandra Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Alexandra Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Alexandra Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2021 entry, from Kingston upon Thames's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Alexandra Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Kingston upon Thames got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

426 pupils

420 places

6 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Kingston upon Thames

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,115
Projected new pupils:279

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kingston upon Thames

Across Kingston upon Thames council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

1,664

Applications

1,457

Got 1st preference

90.0%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Kingston upon Thames council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: 1.7 first choices per place

Inspection History(6)

3 July 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
8 July 2021
17 September 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

72

SEN Support

29

EHC Plans

21.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Alexandra Primary School has a resourced provision for physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 3 places, 3 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health25
Speech, Language & Communication24
Autistic Spectrum Disorder23
Moderate Learning Difficulty7
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Other5
Hearing Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
42.9%
Asian
12.3%
Black
1.7%
Mixed
12.8%
Chinese
3.7%
Other
4.3%
Unclassified
1.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.8%
English as Additional Language36.1%

462

Total Pupils

227

Boys

235

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

21.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,397

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,637

Per pupil

£2608k

Total funding

£100k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£136,334
EAL funding£66,153
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

8.1%

Persistent absence

381

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)8.1%
Severe (50%+)1.6%

Absence trend

3.9%
18/19
2.9%
20/21
5.5%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Alexandra Primary School

What are SATs results like at Alexandra Primary School?

Of the pupils at Alexandra Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.

What is Alexandra Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Alexandra Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

How close to Alexandra Primary School do you need to live?

Kingston upon Thames published for September 2021 entry that the last place offered at Alexandra Primary School on distance went to a family 1.84 km away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at Alexandra Primary School?

Alexandra Primary School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Alexandra Primary School?

Classes at Alexandra Primary School average 30.9 pupils (2025/26). 5 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Alexandra Primary School?

Alexandra Primary School has around 462 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Alexandra Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Alexandra Primary School has a resourced provision for physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 3 places, 3 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Alexandra Primary School?

4.1% of sessions were missed at Alexandra Primary School in 2024/25. 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Alexandra Primary School?

Apply through Kingston upon Thames's coordinated admissions process, naming Alexandra Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Alexandra Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs at the school: Orpington Chinese Language School Kingston Branch Alexandra (registered, not yet graded), Fun Fest Kingston upon Thames (registered, not yet graded) and art-K Kingston (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Alexandra Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 61 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 46 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Thames is 41 (the median across 65 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Alexandra Primary School?

Alexandra Primary School is at Alexandra Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6SE.

Sources: Kingston upon Thames admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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