Tolworth Junior School
Douglas Road, Surbiton, KT6 7SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Nye
- Federation
- The Federation of Tolworth Infant and Nursery and Junior Schools
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 102574
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083994472
About this school
Tolworth Junior School is a community primary school in Surbiton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 379 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 80 | 110 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 73% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 85% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tolworth Junior 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 | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tolworth Junior School compares
Tolworth Junior School ranked 18th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.1% | 19.1% | 379 | — |
| Tolworth Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.6% | 15.1% | 292 | 0.0 miles |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | — | 5.2% | 9.5% | 376 | 0.4 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 68% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 403 | 0.5 miles |
| Lime Tree Primary School | 45% | 6.1% | 26.9% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 405 | 0.8 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)
- 19.06%
- English as an additional language
- 32.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 8.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tolworth Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Tolworth
-
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
St Matthew's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Lime Tree Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Surbiton
Other schools in Surbiton
Tolworth Junior School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Surbiton.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Knollmead Primary School Primary
- Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Maple Infants' School Primary
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Surbiton Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Southborough High School Secondary
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tolworth Junior School teach?
- Tolworth Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Surbiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Tolworth Junior School?
- The headteacher of Tolworth Junior School is Mrs Rachel Nye, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tolworth Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tolworth Junior 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 big is Tolworth Junior School?
- Tolworth Junior School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Tolworth Junior School full?
- Tolworth Junior School has capacity for 390 pupils and 379 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tolworth Junior School a faith school?
- No. Tolworth Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tolworth Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tolworth Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Tolworth Junior School?
- Tolworth Junior School is part of the The Federation of Tolworth Infant and Nursery and Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tolworth Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Tolworth Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tolworth Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tolworth Junior School rank locally?
- Tolworth Junior School ranked 18th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tolworth Junior School's absence rate?
- Tolworth Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tolworth Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tolworth Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.