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Collis Primary School, Teddington

Outstanding
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Collis Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Teddington. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 38 schools in Richmond upon Thames with published results, and 814th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 84% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2014)
Demand
Oversubscribed
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 Richmond upon Thames (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Collis Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Collis Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 88% and 88% in Richmond upon Thames and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Collis Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 108 families put Collis Primary School as their first choice and 259 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Collis Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Collis Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 92% maths); and St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 92% maths).

Collis Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolHampton Wick Infant and Nursery SchoolSt John the Baptist Church of England Junior SchoolSt Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School

What parents say

482 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Collis Primary School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 84% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (84%).

Who goes there

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 69 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 19 (2.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Teddington, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shaef Way (->s), 310 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Collis 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 150 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Richmond upon Thames (232).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Collis Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Collis Primary School are Teddington School (0.6 miles), The Tiffin Girls' School (1 mile), The Kingston Academy (1 mile) and Grey Court School (1.3 miles).

Teddington SchoolThe Tiffin Girls' SchoolThe Kingston AcademyGrey Court School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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

Likely (~465m)Possible (~664m)Unlikely (~863m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Kevin Hogston
Pupils:704
LA:Richmond upon Thames
Phone:02089771458
Address:Fairfax Road, Teddington, TW11 9BS
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 1 April 2025View full report
URN:102903
UKPRN:10076594
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Twickenham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Collis Primary School excels at making learning ambitious yet accessible for every child, from those with additional needs to the most able. Pupils develop strong resilience, excellent behaviour, and a genuine love of learning in a warm, supportive community. The school enriches education far beyond the classroom through animals on site, sporting events, choir performances, and carefully chosen trips.

Key Strengths

  • Carefully sequenced curriculum across all subjects that meets the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND -
  • Strong focus on reading from early years with consistent phonics teaching and a love of books -
  • Exemplary behaviour and strong learning culture where pupils feel secure to take risks and learn from mistakes -
  • Wealth of enrichment activities and trips that support pupils' holistic development -
  • Leaders know families and pupils well and are swift to provide support when challenges arise

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Choir, sports tournaments, swimming lessons, caring for animals and chickens, cooking, reading ambassador programme, play leader activities, school council, breakfast club, after school clubs, wide range of trips

Collis Primary School provides an exceptional education with an ambitious curriculum that securely develops pupils' knowledge, skills and vocabulary. Pupils are proud of their school, love learning, and achieve very well across all areas.

At a Glance

7.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

482 responses
Would recommend99%
Child is happy100%
Child does well98%
High expectations94%
Feels safe99%
Well behaved98%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)84%
Kept informed98%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)96%
Wider development95%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths+3ppWriting-1pp

Reading has improved from 87% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.0

Avg class size

30.1

Infant (KS1)

29.9

KS2

17

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

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

  • TP CampsAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Pins & Needles Club LtdAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Ace Activity Camp330m away · Not yet graded
  • Bushy Park Activity Camp Ltd730m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Teddington (Entrance)
551m · 9 min walk
Teddington Rail Station
568m · 9 min walk
Hampton Wick Rail Station
1.2km · 20 min walk

Bus Stops

Shaef Way (->S)
307m · 5 min walk
Kingston Lane (Stop W)
315m · 5 min walk
St. Mark's Road (Stop R)
424m · 7 min walk
Marston Road (Stop P)
467m · 8 min walk
Avenue Road (TW11) (E-bound)
498m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
15
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight.

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

5 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 Richmond upon Thames is 27 (the median across 86 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 Collis Primary School

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What the report includes for Collis Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Collis Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Richmond upon Thames, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Collis Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Richmond 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.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

84%

Available places

627 pupils

750 places

123 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Teddington

Low pressure
New homes approved:51
Projected new pupils:13

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

Across Richmond upon Thames council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

2,079

Applications

1,663

Got 1st preference

88.8%

Got preferred school

98.9%

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

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(6)

1 April 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
10 December 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
7 January 2011

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

69

SEN Support

19

EHC Plans

12.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication20
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Other4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
54.3%
Asian
4.3%
Black
0.9%
Mixed
15.0%
Chinese
2.8%
Other
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.5%
English as Additional Language17.2%

704

Total Pupils

361

Boys

343

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

33

Teachers

21.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,867

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,157

Per pupil

£3498k

Total funding

£77k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£90,042
EAL funding£50,253
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Persistent absence

556

Enrolments

Authorised2.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)4.3%
Severe (50%+)0.4%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
2.5%
20/21
5.8%
21/22
4.2%
22/23
3.8%
23/24
3.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Collis Primary School

What are SATs results like at Collis Primary School?

Of the pupils at Collis Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.

What is Collis Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Collis Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Collis Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Collis Primary School is oversubscribed, Richmond upon Thames allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

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

Collis Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 750 places.

How big are the classes at Collis Primary School?

Classes at Collis Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Collis Primary School?

Collis Primary School has around 704 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Collis Primary School?

3.5% of sessions were missed at Collis Primary School in 2024/25. 4.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Collis Primary School?

Apply through Richmond upon Thames's coordinated admissions process, naming Collis 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 Collis Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: TP Camps (registered, not yet graded) and Pins & Needles Club Ltd (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 Collis Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 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 Richmond upon Thames is 27 (the median across 86 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Collis Primary School?

Collis Primary School is at Fairfax Road, Teddington, TW11 9BS.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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