St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School

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St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School in Kingston upon Thames is a state primary for children aged 7 to 11, currently home to 347 pupils against a capacity of 360. That near-full roll suggests the school is comfortably popular without being oversubscribed to the point of strain. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 12.1 per cent, which is a useful benchmark: it's below the national primary average of around 23 per cent, indicating a relatively affluent intake compared with the wider country, though still representing a meaningful minority of children. The school's Church of England character is woven into its fabric — there's a chapel on site — but admissions are open to all, and the school's mixed gender, non-selective status means it draws from a broad cross-section of the local community. With 36 primary schools in the borough and 10 rated Outstanding, competition for places at the top tier is real, but St Andrew's and St Mark's holds its own.

Academically, this is a school that performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Kingston upon Thames LA average of 66 per cent. That places the school 9th out of 27 primaries in the borough and in the top 25 per cent nationally. The detail is strong across the board: 88 per cent hit the expected standard in reading, 86 per cent in maths, and 80 per cent in writing. At the higher end, 46 per cent of pupils achieved a high score in reading, 36 per cent in maths, and 19 per cent in writing. Average scaled scores of 108 in both reading and maths are comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2021, awarded Outstanding across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — a clean sweep that matches its previous Outstanding rating from 2007.

The school is well equipped for a junior setting, with facilities that include art studios, music rooms, a library, a sports hall, a sensory room, and a forest school area. Sports provision covers football, athletics, rounders, swimming, dance, cricket and cross country, and there are clubs for art, drama and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, the school's SEND register covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder — though the published data doesn't specify how many pupils have an education, health and care plan. The nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Tolworth Junior School, 1.7 km away, so for families in the Surbiton/Kingston area, St Andrew's and St Mark's is a strong local option that combines strong results with a clear Church of England identity and a full set of enrichment activities.

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