King Athelstan Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
King Athelstan Primary School is a primary school in Kingston upon Thames for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 July 2022. Kingston upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
King Athelstan 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.44 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 every applicant to Reception was offered a place, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 5 earlier years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 44 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- It has 17.2 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kingston upon Thames is 20.5.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kingston upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Villiers Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 3AR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud members of the school community.”
- “They show great respect towards each other and celebrate everyone’s differences.”
- “No one is afraid to be themself because they know that they will be accepted.”
To improve
- “Despite the ambitious and clear curriculum, work in pupils’ books does not consistently reflect the intentions of the curriculum.”
- “Pupils in each class within a year group often access different resources.”
- “Leaders agree that they need to work with staff to ensure there is consistency between classes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2022 (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) | 61% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 44 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 Kingston upon Thames.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's C of E Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Maple Infants' School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alexandra Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King's Oak Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published