Fern Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Kingston upon Thames
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.19 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Fern Hill Primary School is a primary school in Kingston upon Thames for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Kingston upon Thames and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Fern Hill 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 | 3.19 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.37 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.94 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.59 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered, 3.19 miles, was 2nd longest of 7 Kingston upon Thames primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this one included.
- The 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 75 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 71 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Pupils on roll
- 663 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “Fern Hill Primary School is a place where pupils thrive.”
- “They benefit from positive and nurturing relationships with staff and other pupils.”
- “Their opinions are regularly sought and listened to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 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) | 78% | 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: 75 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 71 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.
- Latchmere School 0.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Agatha's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Alexandra Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Athelstan Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's C of E Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published