Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Grand Avenue, Surbiton, KT5 9HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shona Pitcher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 655
- URN
- 102580
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083995344
About this school
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Surbiton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 655 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grand Avenue Primary 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 85 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 62% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 79% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Grand Avenue Primary 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 | Kingston upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 670 |
| 2024/25 | 658 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School compares
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School ranked 12th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 655 | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 405 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | — | 5.2% | 9.5% | 376 | 0.5 miles |
| Knollmead Primary School | 52% | 6% | 29.4% | 248 | 0.8 miles |
| Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School | 78% | 5% | 22.7% | 341 | 0.8 miles |
| Tolworth Junior School | 66% | 4.1% | 19.1% | 379 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.4%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Knollmead Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · New Malden
-
Tolworth Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Surbiton
Other schools in Surbiton
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Surbiton.
- Christ Church CofE Primary 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
- Tolworth Junior School Primary
- Surbiton Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Southborough High School Secondary
- The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Surbiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Shona Pitcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grand Avenue Primary 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 Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School?
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School has 655 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School full?
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 682 pupils and 655 on roll (96%), 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 Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Thames?
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School ranked 12th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery 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 15 July 2026.