Bedelsford School
Grange Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2QZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Taisa Martinucci
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Orchard Hill College
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 142687
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085469838
About this school
Bedelsford School is a special academy in Kingston upon Thames. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bedelsford 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bedelsford 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 | 0% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37%
- English as an additional language
- 37.9%
- Overall absence
- 15.32%
- Persistent absence
- 54.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingston University0.3 miles
Universities · Kingston upon Thames
-
Kingston Grammar School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
-
Surbiton High School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
-
Educare Small School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
-
Spring School0.7 miles
Free Schools · Kingston upon Thames
Other schools in Kingston upon Thames
- Berrylands School Special schools
- Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service Local authority maintained schools
- Spring School Free Schools
- Alexandra Primary School Primary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Bedelsford School teach?
- Bedelsford School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Kingston upon Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedelsford School?
- The headteacher of Bedelsford School is Mrs Taisa Martinucci, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bedelsford School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedelsford 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 Bedelsford School?
- Bedelsford School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Bedelsford School full?
- Bedelsford School has capacity for 200 pupils and 169 on roll (85%), 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 Bedelsford School a faith school?
- No. Bedelsford School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bedelsford School part of an academy trust?
- Bedelsford School is part of ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE 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 Bedelsford School have?
- The schools register lists Bedelsford School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bedelsford School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Bedelsford School's absence rate?
- Bedelsford School's overall absence rate is 15.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bedelsford School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedelsford 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 8 July 2026.