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Voluntary aided school · Kensington and Chelsea

St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 160Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 100497URN

2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodNov 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.9per place
close to Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

86 applications for 30 places · 14th of 25 in Kensington and Chelsea
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
72%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodNov 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

  1. 8 February 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 12 November 2014
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.9applications per place, Reception
close to Kensington and Chelsea median (2.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 30 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  2. 2025 3.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.2
  3. 2024 3.9; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  4. 2023 5.1; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.0
  5. 2022 4.0; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.5
  6. 2021 4.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 2.9
  7. 2020 5.8; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.0
  8. 2019 5.3; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.2
  9. 2018 6.2; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  10. 2017 5.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
  11. 2016 6.5; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.3
  12. 2015 9.2; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
  13. 2014 7.7; Kensington and Chelsea median median 3.1
More applications per place than the Kensington and Chelsea median in 12 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630862.970.23
Sep 2025301103.7130.43
Sep 2024301183.9170.57
Sep 2023291475.1250.86
Sep 2022291174.0220.76
Sep 2021281204.3180.64
Sep 2020281635.8381.36
Sep 2019301595.3270.90
Sep 2018291796.2391.34
Sep 2017301715.7321.07
Sep 2016291896.5491.69
Sep 2015292669.2582.00
Sep 2014292227.7712.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 88% · Maths 84% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%16th of 25 in Kensington and Chelsea
Reading
Expected standard84%
Higher standard52%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard88%
Greater depth24%
Maths
Expected standard84%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Kensington and Chelsea median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2572%16%109107
2023/2486%18%111110
2022/2375%29%108108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

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  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
100497 · 207/3504
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 160 on roll
Free school meals
15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources