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Coombe Hill Infant School

Primary · Community school · Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7DD

Outstanding

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Coombe Hill Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Nov 2024

Area360 rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils271
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Claire Cook
Local authorityKingston upon Thames
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 102567.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils271
Girls131
Boys140
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.8.5%
First language not English59.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.330
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.17.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.30
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.7
Average class size30.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
32.1%
Other White
10.3%
White and Asian
8.9%
Other mixed
8.9%
Other Asian
8.9%
Other ethnic group
7.4%
Pakistani
5.5%
Indian
5.2%
Chinese
3.7%
White and Black African
3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.8
Teachers (FTE)11.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.59
Support staff (FTE)18.97
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2513.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/255

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.90
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.266
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.88
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.80
Applications from another local authority (Reception)40

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolKingston upon ThamesEngland
Overall absence3.5%, better than England, better than Kingston upon Thames4.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.5.5%, better than England, better than Kingston upon Thames10.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Kingston upon Thames0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Coombe Hill Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryCoombe Hill Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.2 miNot applicableMarymount International SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.3 miNot applicableRokeby SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.3 miSecondaryCoombe Girls' SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miNot applicableHoly Cross Preparatory SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.7 miPrimaryCorpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryChrist Church New Malden CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryKing's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston HillVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryAlexandra Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Coombe Hill Infant School

What is Coombe Hill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Coombe Hill Infant School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 26 Nov 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Coombe Hill Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Coombe Hill Infant School made 90 offers from 266 applications (3 per offer), and 80 of 88 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Coombe Hill Infant School?

Coombe Hill Infant School has 271 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Coombe Hill Infant School?

Coombe Hill Infant School had 330 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Coombe Hill Infant School?

At Coombe Hill Infant School, the average class had 30.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Coombe Hill Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Coombe Hill Infant School missed 3.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 5.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.