St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Chessington, 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, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Chessington, Kingston upon Thames for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022. Kingston upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE (Aided) 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 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 18 of the 30 other Kingston upon Thames primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 11 first-choice applications for 14 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer and the 4th lowest of 30 Kingston upon Thames primary schools.
- 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, lowest among this school and 6 of the 8 nearest Kingston upon Thames primary schools that have results.
- In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 47% met the expected standard (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
- Church Lane, Chessington, KT9 2DH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are polite and courteous.”
- “Staff are caring and nurturing.”
- “This motivates pupils to want to do their best.”
To improve
- “However, the knowledge that pupils learn is not as well embedded in all subjects.”
- “Newly appointed leaders bear a lot of the load of leadership responsibilities.”
- “They are relentless in driving improvements but this work impacts on the workload and capacity of senior leaders.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 47% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 11 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 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ellingham Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lovelace Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tolworth Junior School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Knollmead Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published