Knollmead Primary School
Knollmead, Tolworth, Surbiton, KT5 9QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Tan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Coombe Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 140667
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083373778
About this school
Knollmead Primary School is a primary academy in Surbiton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Knollmead 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 29 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 69% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 22% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 84% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 81% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Knollmead 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 | 62% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knollmead Primary School compares
Knollmead Primary School ranked 24th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6% | 29.4% | 248 | — |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | — | 5.2% | 9.5% | 376 | 0.5 miles |
| Malden Parochial CofE Primary School | 80% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School | 73% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 655 | 0.8 miles |
| Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School | 78% | 5% | 22.7% | 341 | 0.8 miles |
| Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA | 52% | 8.3% | 48.1% | 162 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.36%
- English as an additional language
- 40.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 18.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Malden Parochial CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Worcester Park
-
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Surbiton
-
Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · New Malden
-
Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA0.8 miles
Primary · Epsom
Other schools in Surbiton
Knollmead Primary School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Surbiton.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery 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 Knollmead Primary School teach?
- Knollmead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Surbiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Knollmead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Knollmead Primary School is Mr David Tan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Knollmead Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knollmead 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 Knollmead Primary School?
- Knollmead Primary School has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Knollmead Primary School full?
- Knollmead Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 248 on roll (105%), 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 Knollmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Knollmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Knollmead Primary School a selective school?
- No. Knollmead Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Knollmead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Knollmead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Knollmead Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Knollmead Primary School is part of COOMBE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Knollmead Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Knollmead Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Knollmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Knollmead Primary School compare with other schools in Kingston upon Thames?
- Knollmead Primary School ranked 24th of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Knollmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Knollmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Knollmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knollmead 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.