Coombe Hill Junior School, Kingston upon Thames
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Coombe Hill provides an excellent French learning experience with engaging, well-planned lessons taught by a specialist. Pupils enjoy learning about French culture and develop impressive speaking and listening skills. The school creates real-world opportunities like the annual French café where Year 6 pupils put their learning into practice.
Key Strengths
- All pupils receive weekly French lessons with a specialist teacher in a well-resourced, engaging environment
- Strong emphasis on French culture through lessons on traditions, celebrations, and enrichment activities like the British Film Institute workshop
- Pupils develop excellent pronunciation and listening skills through consistent modelling and varied speaking activities
- Well-planned curriculum that builds vocabulary progressively across year groups
Areas for Improvement
- Grammar teaching is insufficient - pupils struggle to form sentences independently because they don't understand key grammar components like subject pronouns, articles, gender and verbs
- Writing in French is underdeveloped - pupils mostly write short sentences or substitute single words rather than creating independent, complex sentences
- Expectations for more able pupils, including native French speakers, are not high enough to stretch their learning
Extracurricular Activities
French café run by Year 6 pupils, British Film Institute workshop for Year 6, French film screenings
Coombe Hill Junior School is an outstanding primary school with 420 pupils. This inspection focused on the quality of French language provision, which is taught by a specialist teacher to all pupils each week.
At a Glance
15.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87%. Maths has remained stable at around 86%. Writing has declined from 87% to 80%.
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.8
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
357 pupils
360 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Kingston upon Thames
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Admissions Demand - Kingston upon Thames
Places available
1,702
Applications
1,568
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
Primary admissions across Kingston upon Thames (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.54171%
Overall absence
8.69565%
Persistent absence
368
Enrolments
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