St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Beauchamp Road, East Molesey, KT8 2PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Daly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Sponsor
- Xavier Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 143366
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089795893
About this school
St Alban's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in East Molesey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 52 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 93% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 100% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 97% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 100% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 St Alban's Catholic 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 | 90% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alban's Catholic Primary School compares
St Alban's Catholic Primary School ranked 17th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 418 | — |
| Chandlers Field Primary Academy | — | — | — | 298 | 0.3 miles |
| St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey | 75% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 309 | 0.5 miles |
| The Orchard Infant School | — | 3.3% | 3.3% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| Hurst Park Primary Academy | 66% | 5.7% | 12.5% | 452 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton | 72% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 360 | 0.9 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 9 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.82%
- English as an additional language
- 19.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 4.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chandlers Field Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · West Molesey
-
St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey0.5 miles
Primary · East Molesey
-
The Orchard Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · East Molesey
-
Hurst Park Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · West Molesey
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton0.9 miles
Primary · Thames Ditton
Other schools in East Molesey
- St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey Primary
- The Orchard Infant School Primary
- Hampton Court House Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Alban's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in East Molesey.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Alban's Catholic Primary School is Miss Emma Daly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Alban's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Catholic 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Alban's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Is St Alban's Catholic Primary School a selective school?
- No. St Alban's Catholic Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Alban's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Alban's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Alban's Catholic Primary School?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School is part of XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Alban's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Alban's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School ranked 17th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Alban's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Alban's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alban's Catholic 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 2 July 2026.