Burlington Infant and Nursery School
Burlington Road, New Malden, KT3 4LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Su Yay-Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 102565
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089421586
About this school
Burlington Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in New Malden. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burlington Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Burlington Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burlington Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 15.8% | 462 | — |
| Burlington Junior School | 72% | 3.2% | 18% | 474 | 0.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 84% | 5% | 20.7% | 374 | 0.3 miles |
| West Wimbledon Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 32.3% | 261 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 354 | 0.9 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 405 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.77%
- English as an additional language
- 64.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 9.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burlington Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · New Malden
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · New Malden
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West Wimbledon Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · New Malden
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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · New Malden
Other schools in New Malden
- Burlington Junior School Primary
- Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- King's Oak Primary School Primary
- Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- Coombe Boys' School Secondary
- Coombe Girls' School Secondary
- Richard Challoner School Secondary
- The Holy Cross School Secondary
- Westbury House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Burlington Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in New Malden.
- Who is the headteacher of Burlington Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Burlington Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Su Yay-Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burlington Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burlington Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Burlington Infant and Nursery School?
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Burlington Infant and Nursery School full?
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 462 on roll (128%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burlington Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Burlington Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burlington Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burlington Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Burlington Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Burlington Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Burlington Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Burlington Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.