Alexandra Primary School
Alexandra Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Waiting
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 102578
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085467176
About this school
Alexandra Primary School is a community primary school in Kingston upon Thames. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 462 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
- Early years
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 80% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 87% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 90% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Alexandra Primary 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 | 80% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 465 |
| 2023/24 | 465 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alexandra Primary School compares
Alexandra Primary School ranked 19th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.1% | 16.2% | 462 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill | 73% | 5% | 9.7% | 334 | 0.1 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 80% | 3.8% | 11.9% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 14.2% | 330 | 0.4 miles |
| Latchmere School | 76% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 710 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 228 | 0.7 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)
- 16.15%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 8.14%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill0.1 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
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St Agatha's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
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Latchmere School0.5 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
Other schools in Kingston upon Thames
Alexandra Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
- Coombe Hill Infant School Primary
- Coombe Hill Junior 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 Alexandra Primary School teach?
- Alexandra Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingston upon Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Alexandra Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alexandra Primary School is Mr Robert Waiting, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alexandra Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alexandra Primary 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 Alexandra Primary School?
- Alexandra Primary School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alexandra Primary School full?
- Alexandra Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 462 on roll (110%), 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 Alexandra Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alexandra Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alexandra Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alexandra Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Alexandra Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Alexandra Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Alexandra Primary 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 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alexandra Primary School rank locally?
- Alexandra Primary School ranked 19th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alexandra Primary School's absence rate?
- Alexandra Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alexandra Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alexandra Primary 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.