The Royal Kent CofE Primary School
Oakshade Road, Oxshott, Leatherhead, KT22 0LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vanessa Cooper
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 125143
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372842495
About this school
The Royal Kent CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Leatherhead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 93% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 93% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 96% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 The Royal Kent CofE 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Royal Kent CofE Primary School compares
The Royal Kent CofE Primary School ranked 92nd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 | 69% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 204 | — |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 6.4% | 30.6% | 122 | 1.9 miles |
| Claygate Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 362 | 2.0 miles |
| Esher Church School | 78% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 400 | 2.4 miles |
| Barnett Wood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 4.7% | 139 | 2.4 miles |
| Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery | 61% | 5.2% | 39.7% | 350 | 2.4 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)
- 7.83%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 6.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cobham
-
Claygate Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Esher
-
Esher Church School2.4 miles
Primary · Esher
-
Barnett Wood Infant School2.4 miles
Primary · Ashtead
-
Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery2.4 miles
Primary · Leatherhead
Other schools in Leatherhead
The Royal Kent CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Leatherhead.
- Eastwick Infant School Primary
- Eastwick Junior School Primary
- Fetcham Village Infant School Primary
- Great Bookham School Primary
- Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery Primary
- Oakfield Junior School Primary
- Polesden Lacey Infant Academy Primary
- St Lawrence Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Raleigh School Primary
- Howard of Effingham School Secondary
- St Andrew's Catholic School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Royal Kent CofE Primary School teach?
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leatherhead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Royal Kent CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Royal Kent CofE Primary School is Mrs Vanessa Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Royal Kent CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Royal Kent CofE 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 The Royal Kent CofE Primary School?
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Royal Kent CofE Primary School full?
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 204 on roll (94%), 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 The Royal Kent CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Royal Kent CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does The Royal Kent CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Royal Kent CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Royal Kent CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Royal Kent CofE Primary School rank locally?
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School ranked 92nd of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 The Royal Kent CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- The Royal Kent CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Royal Kent CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Royal Kent CofE 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 30 June 2026.