Coombe Hill Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Kingston upon Thames
Coombe Lane West, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7DD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 26/11/2024
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.2%
5.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
271
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
81 of 97 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
285
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 97 | 81 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 69 | 6 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 67 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 52 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 285 | 90 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Cook
- Address
- Coombe Lane West, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7DD
- Phone
- 02089429481
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Coombe Vale · Kingston and Surbiton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102567
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 56% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
271 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
14 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 184 pupils
Attendance
96.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kingston upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.