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Kingswood Primary School

Primary · Tadworth · KT20 7EA

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 1 December 2021

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At a glance

170 pupils · 81% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.kingswood.surrey.sch.uk
URN
150678

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 12 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 0.80 first choices per place. We hold 8 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2019 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 1 December 2021 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.80 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 12 first-choice applications · usually has places

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2021 entry)

Criterion 5 (Nearest school)
0.672 km (≈0.42 mi)

2021 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

26 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Surrey average66.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary AcademyBury · 187 miles awayGood65%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolStonehouse · 94 miles awayGood80%
Bishopsteignton SchoolTeignmouth · 153 miles awayGood77%
Shrewton CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury · 73 miles awayGood77%
Bowling Green AcademyHalifax · 180 miles awayGood79%
Wootton Community Primary SchoolRyde · 58 miles awayGood (2019)59%
Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary SchoolWallingford · 47 miles awayNeeds attention48%
Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEdenbridge · 15 miles awayGood46%
Elton Primary SchoolChester · 177 miles awayGood74%
The Vale Primary School and NurseryEpsom · 3 miles awayGood64%
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolSouthampton · 49 miles awayGood44%
Allesley Hall Primary SchoolCoventry · 98 miles awayNeeds attention55%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Surrey 64%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 4% (Surrey 4%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Surrey 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Surrey 9%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Surrey 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Surrey 3%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Surrey 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Surrey 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.56 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Surrey: 2.93 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

66% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 22% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,356; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,341
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 86% (77%) · premises 1% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £135,000; in-year balance +£102,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier88.2%62.3%
Social housing2.6%17.1%
Privately rented9.3%20.5%
Detached houses42.4%22.9%
Flats8.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van3.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030590 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£566,50060 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£436,000–£762,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (22)£1,072,500
Semi-detached (21)£550,000
Terraced (6)£457,500
Flat (11)£350,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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