Maple Infants' School, Surbiton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Maple Infants' School excels at creating a happy, supportive learning environment where pupils genuinely enjoy coming to school and develop into confident, compassionate individuals. The school consistently achieves above-average results in reading, writing and mathematics while maintaining excellent behaviour and strong pastoral care. Parents particularly praise the caring approach of staff and the school's success in helping all children, including those receiving additional support, make good progress.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve above average attainment and make good progress from Early Years through Year 2
- Good quality teaching that engages and motivates pupils, helping them acquire new skills quickly
- Pupils are well-behaved, feel safe, and show respect and tolerance towards others
- Strong leadership that has sustained high achievement and improved teaching quality since the previous inspection
- Good support for disadvantaged pupils, with pupils receiving additional funding now catching up well with their peers
Areas for Improvement
- Systems for tracking pupil progress do not give leaders a clear enough picture of achievement over time
- Middle leaders and teachers do not have enough responsibility for checking whether pupils are achieving well enough
- Most-able pupils, especially in mathematics, sometimes receive work that is too easy for them
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and meet requirements, with leaders working closely to ensure pupil safety during building work on the school site.
Extracurricular Activities
School clubs, sports activities funded through additional sports funding, fundraising activities (such as raising funds for a school in Malawi)
Maple Infants' School is a good school where pupils achieve well with consistently above-average attainment in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 2. The Early Years Foundation Stage is good, and pupils are well-behaved, feel safe, and develop into confident, compassionate individuals.
At a Glance
4.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.3
Avg class size
27.4
Infant (KS1)
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
284 pupils
322 capacity
38 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Surbiton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Surbiton
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)
Inspection History(7)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.73553%
Overall absence
8.23529%
Persistent absence
170
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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