Maple Infants' School

About Maple Infants' School

Maple Infants’ School was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2014, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The inspection report gave top marks of Good across all three graded areas: early years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness. For a school that takes children from age three to seven, the early years rating is particularly telling — it suggests the foundation stage is well handled. The school’s previous inspection in 2010 also rated it Good, so there is a consistent track record. With 279 pupils on roll against a capacity of 322, the school is not at full capacity, yet it is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 288 applications for 90 places, and only 79 first-preference offers were made. That works out at 3.2 applicants per place, making it a popular choice locally.

Academic outcomes at Maple Infants’ School are best understood through the local context, as the school does not publish Key Stage 2 SATs results — it only goes up to Year 2. However, the local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment across Kingston upon Thames primary schools is 66, which is a strong benchmark. Of the 36 primary schools in the borough, 10 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted, so competition is high. Maple sits in a strong peer group: the top-ranked local schools include Latchmere School, Christ Church CofE Primary, and Alexandra Primary, all scoring 80 or above on the ranking measure. While Maple’s own ranking score is not provided, its Good rating and oversubscription suggest it is performing well enough to attract families who could also apply to those higher-ranked schools. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is St Andrew’s and St Mark’s CofE Junior School, just 0.1 km away, which may influence where parents plan for the next stage after infants.

The school offers a broad set of facilities for such a young age group, including a gymnasium, forest school, ICT suite, sensory room, playing fields, music rooms, and even a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, cricket, dance, netball, rounders, and cross country, and there are clubs for book, gardening, chess, drama, and coding. SEND support is available for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With nursery provision on site, the school suits families looking for a single setting from age three up to Year 2. The oversubscription ratio of 3.2 means applying as a first preference is wise — only 79 of 88 first-preference applicants got a place. This is a school for families who value a consistent, Good-rated start to primary education in a competitive London borough, and who are happy to plan a separate move to a junior school at age seven.

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