Coombe Hill Junior School
Coombe Lane West, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Mastrocola
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 102576
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089491743
About this school
Coombe Hill Junior School is a community primary school in Kingston upon Thames. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 357 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. 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
- 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 | 119 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 76% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 17% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 88% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Coombe Hill 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 | 70% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coombe Hill Junior School compares
Coombe Hill Junior School ranked 8th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 74% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 357 | — |
| Coombe Hill Infant School | — | 3.8% | 10.4% | 271 | 0.0 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 405 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 354 | 0.7 miles |
| King's Oak Primary School | 38% | 7.8% | 42.6% | 393 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill | 73% | 5% | 9.7% | 334 | 0.9 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)
- 15.64%
- English as an additional language
- 44.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coombe Hill Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · New Malden
-
Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · New Malden
-
King's Oak Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · New Malden
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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill0.9 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
Other schools in Kingston upon Thames
Coombe Hill Junior School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
- Alexandra Primary School Primary
- Coombe Hill Infant School Primary
- Fern Hill Primary School Primary
- King Athelstan Primary School Primary
- Latchmere School Primary
- Lime Tree Primary School Primary
- St Agatha's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Coombe Hill Junior School teach?
- Coombe Hill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingston upon Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Coombe Hill Junior School?
- The headteacher of Coombe Hill Junior School is Mrs Lucy Mastrocola, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Coombe Hill Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coombe Hill 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 Coombe Hill Junior School?
- Coombe Hill Junior School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Coombe Hill Junior School full?
- Coombe Hill Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 357 on roll (99%), 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 Coombe Hill Junior School a faith school?
- No. Coombe Hill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coombe Hill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coombe Hill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Coombe Hill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coombe Hill Junior School rank locally?
- Coombe Hill Junior School ranked 8th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coombe Hill Junior School's absence rate?
- Coombe Hill Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coombe Hill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coombe Hill 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.