Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Surbiton

Ofsted's report card from its 17 March 2026 inspection grades Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders create an inclusive culture in which all pupils are known, welcomed and supported."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' attainment by the end of Year 6 in reading, writing and mathematics is consistently above national averages."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders are acutely aware of the importance of high attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place an ambitious curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff get to know children and understand the care and support that helps children's development."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors are ambitious for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities or those who face other barriers to learning."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the school's personal development programme is broad and coherently designed and offers well-considered enrichment activities."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to secure consistently high attendance for pupils, including those who are disadvantaged"; "Leaders should ensure that, in the early years, teaching consistently and fully makes the most of opportunities to develop children's communication skills so that interactions with children consistently promote language development"; "Leaders should continue to ensure that teachers check and probe pupils' understanding and adapt their teaching accordingly to address gaps in knowledge or move pupils on to develop a deep understanding of key knowledge across the curriculum"; "Leaders should continue their work to secure consistently high attainment for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged".

In its own words: "At Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School, we are extremely proud to offer high-quality education to all children and we cultivate an atmosphere where children are excited about learning. Our primary focus is to ensure that every child's needs are met in all aspects of school life, providing them with a wealth of experiences and opportunities."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, yoga, karate, dance and ballet.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £6.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Friday 27 November 2026, an open day on Monday 18 January 2027 and an open day on Friday 29 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery 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 were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 75% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 84 families put Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 245 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School are Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 88% maths); Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles); Knollmead Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); and Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 87% maths).

Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

205 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).

14.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School had 44 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Berrylands Rail Station, about 1080 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edith Gardens (->s), 350 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School are Richard Challoner School (0.6 miles), The Holy Cross School (0.9 miles) and The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (1.1 miles).