Tolworth Infant and Nursery School
School Lane, Tolworth, KT6 7SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Rachel Nye
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- 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
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 292
- URN
- 102575
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083994231
About this school
Tolworth Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Tolworth. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 292 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tolworth 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 Tolworth 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 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 293 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tolworth Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 15.1% | 292 | — |
| Tolworth Junior School | 66% | 4.1% | 19.1% | 379 | 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)
- 15.14%
- English as an additional language
- 37.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tolworth Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Surbiton
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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
Common questions
- What ages does Tolworth Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Tolworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Tolworth Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Tolworth Infant and Nursery School is Rachel Nye, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tolworth Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tolworth 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 Tolworth Infant and Nursery School?
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School has 292 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Tolworth Infant and Nursery School full?
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 330 pupils and 292 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Tolworth Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Tolworth Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tolworth Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tolworth Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Tolworth Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery 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 Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Tolworth Infant and Nursery 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.
- What is Tolworth Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Tolworth Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Tolworth 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 Tolworth 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.