St Paul's CofE Primary School, Chessington
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Paul's creates a nurturing family environment where children feel truly cared for and supported. The school has made impressive progress in improving teaching, with pupils now making rapid gains in their writing and reading skills. The school encourages children to take risks, learn from mistakes, and develop confidence - creating young people with excellent behaviour and manners who look after each other.
Key Strengths
- Significant improvement in teaching quality and pupils' progress rates, especially in writing
- Strong caring community ethos where pupils feel safe and supported
- Effective leadership that has successfully tackled previous underachievement
- High-quality provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Well-skilled teaching assistants providing excellent support for pupils with special educational needs
Areas for Improvement
- Governors need clearer year-on-year data to track how current pupils' progress compares with previous years
- Continued focus needed on maintaining improvement in reading and mathematics
- Regular monitoring of progress must be checked at frequent intervals to ensure continued improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with detailed records, comprehensive policies, regular staff training, and good communication with external agencies ensuring pupils are kept safe and secure.
St Paul's Church of England Primary School continues to be judged as good. Under the headteacher's clear vision and with improved teaching quality, the school has successfully increased pupils' progress rates since September 2016, with particularly strong improvements in writing.
At a Glance
7.7%
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 improved from 62% to 81%. Maths has declined from 77% to 73%. Writing has remained stable at around 85%.
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
209 pupils
210 capacity
1 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Chessington
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Chessington
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
4.27468%
Overall absence
7.22222%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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