Kingston Primary School
Church Road, Thundersley, SS7 3HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Aaron Cross
- Sponsor
- Robus Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Castle Point
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 137220
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268754137
About this school
Kingston Primary School is a primary academy in Thundersley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingston Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 27% | 37% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 97% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Kingston 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingston Primary School compares
Kingston Primary School ranked 9th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 210 | — |
| The Robert Drake Primary School | 85% | 4.5% | 13.1% | 313 | 0.4 miles |
| Thundersley Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 11% | 423 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 16.4% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Kents Hill Junior School | 77% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Kents Hill Infant Academy | — | 4.6% | 10.5% | 239 | 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)
- 9.48%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 9.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Robert Drake Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Thundersley Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Kents Hill Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Benfleet
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Kents Hill Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Benfleet
Common questions
- What ages does Kingston Primary School teach?
- Kingston Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thundersley.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingston Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingston Primary School is Mr Aaron Cross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingston 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 many pupils are at Kingston Primary School?
- Kingston Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kingston Primary School full?
- Kingston Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), 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 Kingston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingston Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kingston Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Kingston Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kingston Primary School is part of ROBUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingston Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Kingston Primary School ranked 9th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingston Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingston Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingston 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 1 July 2026.