Question 1

How many schools are there in East Molesey?

Accepted Answer

East Molesey has 4 open schools: 3 state primary and 1 independent.

Question 2

Which schools in East Molesey are rated Outstanding?

Accepted Answer

1 school in East Molesey was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Alban's Catholic Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 3 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Question 3

Which primary schools in East Molesey have the best SATs results?

Accepted Answer

Of the 2 primary schools in East Molesey with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Alban's Catholic Primary School (95% in reading, 92% in maths); and St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey (86% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Question 4

Do schools in East Molesey have catchment areas?

Accepted Answer

Most state schools in East Molesey have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

Question 5

How do I apply for a school place in East Molesey?

Accepted Answer

Apply to your council - Surrey or Richmond upon Thames, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

Schools in East Molesey