St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~365m)Possible (~521m)Unlikely (~677m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Samantha Stephenson
Pupils:334 / 390 capacity
LA:Kingston upon Thames
Phone:02085494555
Address:St Paul's C of E Primary School, Princes Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6AZ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 15 May 2024View full report
URN:102591
UKPRN:10074701
Diocese:Diocese of Southwark
Constituency:Richmond Park
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Paul's is an outstanding school where children genuinely love learning and coming to school. Teachers have very high expectations and make lessons both fun and challenging, with exceptional support for all learners including those with additional needs. The school creates a welcoming, bright environment where all children thrive and achieve well above average results.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional pupil progress and attainment significantly above average in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Outstanding quality of teaching that is consistently inspiring, challenging and never less than good
  • Excellent behaviour and attendance with strong pastoral care and safeguarding systems
  • Outstanding achievement by all groups including disabled pupils, those with special educational needs, and pupils learning English as an additional language
  • Particularly impressive art and music curriculum with rich, stimulating range of subjects promoting spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Areas for Improvement

  • Extend links within the local community to share the school's outstanding work with a wider group of schools

Safeguarding

The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with robust systems in place and pupils reporting they feel very safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Design and technology, art, music, physical education

St Paul's CofE Junior School is an outstanding school where school leaders have created a climate of very high expectations in which all pupils thrive, flourish and achieve exceptionally well. Teaching has improved so that much is outstanding and never less than good, with pupils making exceptional progress in reading, writing and mathematics.

At a Glance

11.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-1ppMaths+6ppWriting-2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 90%. Maths has improved from 84% to 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 78%.

Class Sizes

28.5

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

28.9

KS2

13

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Norbiton Rail Station
577m · 9 min walk
Norbiton (Entrance)
580m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Alexandra Road (KT2) (->S)
176m · 3 min walk
Queens Road / Kingston Hospital (Stop NM)
232m · 4 min walk
Brunswick Road (KT2) (Stop NQ)
257m · 4 min walk
Audric Close (Stop NR)
333m · 5 min walk
Park Road (KT2) (Stop NP)
337m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

86%

Available places

334 pupils

390 capacity

56 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Kingston upon Thames

Low pressure
New homes approved:245
Projected new pupils:61

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Kingston upon Thames

Admissions Demand - Kingston upon Thames

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

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)

15 May 2024
12 February 2019
Leadership & ManagementGood
18 June 2014
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.00372%

Overall absence

11.82796%

Persistent absence

372

Enrolments

Authorised3.42033%
Unauthorised1.58339%
Persistent (10%+)11.82796%
Severe (50%+)1.6129%

Absence trend

2.69036%
18/19
2.55325%
20/21
4.72708%
21/22
4.43326%
22/23
4.55127%
23/24
5.00372%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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