St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · London, Kensington and Chelsea
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From the school · offers on 16 April 2024
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Kensington and Chelsea for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2024. The school has published a last distance offered on its own website for Reception 2024 entry.
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 7 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 0.2 first choices per offer, the lowest of 26 Kensington and Chelsea primary schools.
- In 2026, 23 Reception offers went to families who ranked it second or lower, and 24 of the 86 applications (28%) came from families living outside Kensington and Chelsea.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 15% of pupils, against a middle figure of 27.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kensington and Chelsea schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils achieve highly in this small, friendly school.”
- “The school serves many international families, and parents and carers say that they value the care and support provided by this close-knit community.”
- “New pupils receive a warm welcome and settle in quickly.”
To improve
- “At times, some younger pupils are not as focused as they could be.”
- “This is because adults are not consistently clear about their expectations for pupils’ behaviour.”
- “In some cases, pupils are not clear how to respond to views and experiences that are different to their own.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kensington and Chelsea.
- St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Fox Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Kensington Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bousfield Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- St Clement and St James CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Colville Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Avondale Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good