Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

3 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

655 census January 2026

Capacity

682

Nursery classes

Yes

Headteacher

Mrs Shona Pitcher

Address

Grand Avenue, Surbiton, KT5 9HU

Borough

Kingston upon Thames

Telephone

02083995344

DfE reference (URN)

102580

Website

grandavenue.kingston.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. School tour · ReceptionMonday 19 October 2026

   Reception Book or read more

2. School tour · ReceptionFriday 23 October 2026

   Reception Book or read more

3. School tour · ReceptionFriday 27 November 2026

   Reception Book or read more

4. School tour · NurseryMonday 18 January 2027

   Nursery Book or read more

5. School tour · NurseryFriday 29 January 2027

   Nursery Book or read more

6. School tour · NurseryThursday 4 February 2027

   Nursery Book or read more

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

84 first-preference applications and 245 applications naming it at any preference for 85 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Kingston upon Thames: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 90% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.1% were offered one of their preferences (1,457 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 81% · 2023/24: 62%
  73%This school67%Kingston upon Thames62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 7% · 2023/24: 7%
  9%This school13%Kingston upon Thames8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 108 · 2023/24: 108
  108This school107Kingston upon Thames106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 105
  107This school107Kingston upon Thames105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 90 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

14.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

15.8%

Receiving SEN support

12.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4.1%

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

4.6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

11.9%

Pupils per teacher

21 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

630

Pupils on roll

616

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School and Christ Church CofE Primary School0.5 miles apart
• Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School and Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.5 miles apart
• Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School and Knollmead Primary School0.8 miles apart
• Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School and Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles apart

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