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King's Oak Primary School, New Malden

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 2–11

King's Oak Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in New Malden. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 5 schools in New Malden with published results, and 13,779th of 14,452 across England. It was 58% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2018)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 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

King's Oak Primary School in detail

King's Oak Primary School in its own words

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Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics, multi-sports, dance, choir and coding.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils at King's Oak Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% 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 70% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at King's Oak Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put King's Oak Primary School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at King's Oak Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to King's Oak Primary School are Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles); Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths); Coombe Hill Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); and Coombe Hill Junior School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 86% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than King's Oak Primary School.

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolChrist Church New Malden CofE Primary SchoolCoombe Hill Infant SchoolCoombe Hill Junior School

Who goes there

40.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (29%), Asian (17%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 76 pupils (19.3%) received SEN support and 56 (14.2%) 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 autism.

King's Oak Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 27 places, 27 pupils on roll.

Staffing

King's Oak Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Berrylands Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is California Road, 140 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, King's Oak Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to King's Oak Primary School are Coombe Girls' School (0.6 miles), The Holy Cross School (0.7 miles), Tiffin School (1.1 miles) and The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2 miles).

Coombe Girls' SchoolThe Holy Cross SchoolTiffin SchoolThe Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Ian Hutchings
Pupils:393
LA:Kingston upon Thames
Phone:02089425154
Address:Dickerage Lane, New Malden, KT3 3RZ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from December 2018, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 22 May 2024View full report
URN:102582
UKPRN:10069156
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Kingston and Surbiton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2018 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

40.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-22ppMaths-10ppWriting-14pp

Reading has declined from 70% to 48% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 67% to 57% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 53% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

20.2

Avg class size

17.7

Infant (KS1)

24.4

KS2

18

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

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

  • Zone All Sports and Care Ltd - Kings OakAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Challengers Kingston Holiday PlayschemeAt the school · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Berrylands Rail Station (Entrance)
762m · 12 min walk
Norbiton (Entrance)
1.1km · 18 min walk
Norbiton Rail Station
1.1km · 18 min walk

Bus Stops

California Road (Stop E)
137m · 2 min walk
Archdale Place (Stop D)
223m · 4 min walk
Springfield Court (Stop G)
237m · 4 min walk
Wellington Crescent (Stop F)
407m · 7 min walk
Kingsmeadow (Stop J)
410m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
53
Fatal
0
Serious
12
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 41 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

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 King's Oak Primary School

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What the report includes for King's Oak Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to King's Oak Primary School.
  • Kingston upon Thames publishes last distance offered figures, but none for King's Oak Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at King's Oak 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

58%

Available places

368 pupils

630 places

262 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - New Malden

Low pressure
New homes approved:478
Projected new pupils:120

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

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: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(9)

22 May 2024

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

5 December 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood
2 October 2014
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

76

SEN Support

56

EHC Plans

33.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

King's Oak Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 27 places, 27 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder61
Speech, Language & Communication40
Moderate Learning Difficulty14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Physical Disability2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
29.0%
Asian
16.5%
Black
9.2%
Mixed
13.7%
Chinese
1.5%
Other
13.5%
Unclassified
2.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals40.5%
English as Additional Language48.1%

393

Total Pupils

218

Boys

175

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

25

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,141

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,639

Per pupil

£2752k

Total funding

£200k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£295,022
EAL funding£81,897
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.8%

Overall absence

27.2%

Persistent absence

356

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised3.7%
Persistent (10%+)27.2%
Severe (50%+)1.4%

Absence trend

5.0%
18/19
7.5%
20/21
8.4%
21/22
9.4%
22/23
8.2%
23/24
7.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about King's Oak Primary School

What are SATs results like at King's Oak Primary School?

Of the pupils at King's Oak Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 48% reached the expected standard in reading and 57% did so in maths.

What is King's Oak Primary School's Ofsted rating?

King's Oak Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2018, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for King's Oak Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When King's Oak Primary School is oversubscribed, Kingston upon Thames allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at King's Oak Primary School?

King's Oak Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 58% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at King's Oak Primary School?

Classes at King's Oak Primary School average 20.2 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to King's Oak Primary School?

King's Oak Primary School has around 393 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.

Does King's Oak Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

King's Oak Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 27 places, 27 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at King's Oak Primary School?

7.8% of sessions were missed at King's Oak Primary School in 2024/25. 27.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to King's Oak Primary School?

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

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Zone All Sports and Care Ltd - Kings Oak (registered, not yet graded) and Challengers Kingston Holiday Playscheme (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near King's Oak Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 41 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 King's Oak Primary School?

King's Oak Primary School is at Dickerage Lane, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3RZ.

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

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