St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Chessington, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2025 (miles)
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 January 2022. Kingston upon Thames and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's 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 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 0.64 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.82 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.14 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2025 one was nearer the school than in 2024 and further than in 2021.
- Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 30 Kingston upon Thames primary schools.
- In 2026, 30 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
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
- Orchard Road, Chessington, KT9 1AJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 January 2022
Strengths
- “This is a small, nurturing school.”
- “Pupils typically described it as ‘caring.”
- “Pupils are safe and feel happy in school.”
To improve
- “However, not all teachers routinely check pupils’ understanding of new content in lessons.”
- “This means that sometimes pupils do not get the feedback that they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 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) | 69% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Castle Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lovelace Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ellingham Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tolworth Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published