Academy converter · Kingston upon Thames

Fern Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
663Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148798URN

Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Kingston upon Thames median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kingston upon Thames

271 applications for 90 places · 18th of 29 in Kingston upon Thames

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Kingston upon Thames 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

close to Kingston upon Thames median (3.2) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

271 applications · 90 places offered · 75 named it first

2026 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
2025 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.0
2024 3.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
2023 3.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.3
2022 3.6; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.3
2021 3.6; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4; as the previous school
2020 4.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.3; as the previous school
2019 4.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4; as the previous school
2018 4.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6; as the previous school
2017 4.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 4.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 5.1; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.7; as the previous school
2014 4.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kingston upon Thames median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Kingston upon Thames median

Dashed bars: as Fern Hill Primary School (URN 131097), the previous school.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	271	3.0	75	0.83
Sep 2025	90	269	3.0	85	0.94
Sep 2024	90	267	3.0	66	0.73
Sep 2023	87	272	3.1	74	0.85
Sep 2022	90	328	3.6	95	1.06
Sep 2021 *	90	322	3.6	94	1.04
Sep 2020 *	90	360	4.0	96	1.07
Sep 2019 *	90	358	4.0	94	1.04
Sep 2018 *	90	366	4.1	82	0.91
Sep 2017 *	85	346	4.1	72	0.85
Sep 2016 *	90	403	4.5	94	1.04
Sep 2015 *	90	455	5.1	103	1.14
Sep 2014 *	90	431	4.8	90	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%3rd of 28 in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Kingston upon Thames 84% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Kingston upon Thames 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Kingston upon Thames 78% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Kingston upon Thames 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Kingston upon Thames 84% England 77%

Higher standard49%

Kingston upon Thames 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kingston upon Thames median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	23%	110	109
2023/24	77%	13%	108	109
2022/23	78%	16%	110	109

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

Fern Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Latchmere School
0.5 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Good · improving2024

3.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Richmond upon Thames

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place
St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School
0.8 km · Richmond upon Thames

Remains Good · improving2024

75%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Kingston upon Thames

2026

5.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Alexandra Primary School
1.2 km · Kingston upon Thames

Outstanding2023

5.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill
1.3 km · Kingston upon Thames

Remains Good2024

7.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Richmond upon Thames

Remains Good2023

5.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148798 · 314/2037
Trust: Kingston Educational Trust
Capacity: 682 pupils · 663 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2022
Replaced: Fern Hill Primary School (URN 131097)
Address: Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Local authority: Kingston upon Thames

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