Fern Hill Primary School
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGSTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Adam Scott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 663
- URN
- 148798
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082470300
About this school
Fern Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Kingston upon Thames. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 663 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
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 | 91 | 93 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 13% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Fern Hill 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 | 78% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 671 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fern Hill Primary School compares
Fern Hill Primary School ranked 3rd of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 663 | — |
| Latchmere School | 76% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 710 | 0.3 miles |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 14.2% | 330 | 0.4 miles |
| Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.4% | 11.8% | 165 | 0.5 miles |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School | 75% | 4% | 12.9% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 80% | 3.8% | 11.9% | 235 | 0.6 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)
- 9.49%
- English as an additional language
- 51.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 8.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Latchmere School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
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St Agatha's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Teddington
-
St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kingston upon Thames
Other schools in Kingston upon Thames
Fern Hill Primary School ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked primary schools in Kingston upon Thames.
- Alexandra Primary School Primary
- Coombe Hill Infant School Primary
- Coombe Hill Junior 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
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fern Hill Primary School teach?
- Fern Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingston upon Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Fern Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fern Hill Primary School is Headteacher Adam Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fern Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fern Hill 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 Fern Hill Primary School?
- Fern Hill Primary School has 663 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fern Hill Primary School full?
- Fern Hill Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 663 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fern Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fern Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fern Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fern Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fern Hill Primary School?
- Fern Hill Primary School is part of KINGSTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fern Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fern Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Fern Hill Primary School ranked 3rd of 28 primary schools in Kingston upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fern Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Fern Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fern Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fern Hill 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 10 July 2026.