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St Paul's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Kingston upon Thames

Orchard Road, Chessington, KT9 1AJ

Website 02083973553

54

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

88%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

7.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

209

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

88%

1st preference success rate

28 of 32 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

97

Total applications

3.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3228● 88%
2nd preference332● 6%
3rd preference120● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)200● 0%
Total973031%

1st preference success by year

67%
2020
69%
2021
86%
2022
80%
2023
91%
2024
88%
2025

Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emily Evans
Address
Orchard Road, Chessington, KT9 1AJ
Phone
02083973553
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames
Ward / constituency
Hook & Chessington North · Kingston and Surbiton
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102590

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language24%——
SEN support15%——
51% boys (107)49% girls (102)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

209 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    12 January 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 180 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
3%
21/22
9%
22/23
9%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths54%——
Higher standard12%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard69%
+7% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard81%
+6% vs England
Higher standard23%
-10% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard85%
+13% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard73%
-1% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard73%
+0% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

782019632023542024692025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)69%61%
Higher standard12%8%

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.