Tolworth Junior 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 · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Tolworth Junior School excels at creating a happy and inclusive environment where all pupils, including those with special needs and English language learners, make excellent progress. The strong federation with the infant school means Year 3 pupils settle quickly and continue their learning seamlessly. Teaching is consistently good with some outstanding lessons, and pupils develop positive attitudes to learning through engaging subjects and special enrichment events.
Key Strengths
- Consistently good teaching with some outstanding lessons, leading to rapid pupil progress across all subjects
- Strong leadership from the headteacher and effective senior leadership team
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and those learning English as an additional language
- Good progress in reading, writing and mathematics with higher standards in 2015 than 2014
- Positive relationships and well-behaved pupils who feel safe and secure
Areas for Improvement
- Most-able pupils make slightly slower progress in reading and need more opportunities to deepen their understanding of texts
- Too few high-quality, challenging books available for the most-able readers
- Subject leaders do not set sufficiently precise targets for improvement in their areas of responsibility
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are fully in place, meet statutory requirements and help keep pupils safe, with staff alert to potential risks including radicalisation and extremism.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, after-school club, theatre visits, specialist physical education coaching
Tolworth Junior School is a good school where strong relationships and consistently good teaching ensure pupils make rapid progress both personally and academically. The headteacher provides strong leadership and has successfully steered the school through federation with Tolworth Infant School.
At a Glance
17.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
103 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88%. Maths has remained stable at around 84%. Writing has declined from 78% to 74%.
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
28.8
KS2
13
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
379 pupils
390 capacity
11 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)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.05055%
Overall absence
8.37438%
Persistent absence
406
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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