St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Matthew's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. Kingston upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Matthew'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 2023 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
- Reception 2026 had 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 9th highest of 30 Kingston upon Thames primary schools.
- In 2026, 54 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- 8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
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
- Langley Road, Surbiton, KT6 6LW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 403 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend St Matthew’s CofE Primary School.”
- “Pupils attend very well, feel safe and enjoy their learning.”
- “They behave very well in lessons and around the school.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when some pupils do not learn as much as they could.”
- “This is because sometimes the choice of teaching activities does not match pupils’ needs, and some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 November 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) | 68% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.
- Lime Tree Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tolworth Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Maple Infants' School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published