Bedelsford School
0.7 miles169 pupils
State-funded · Special school · Kingston upon Thames
Spring School
Special free school · Ages 4 to 19 · Mixed · 55 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Special free school (state-funded)
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 55 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 90
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Head
- Mrs Laura Greenshields
- Trust
- AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM SCHOOLS TRUST
- Address
- 15 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AB
- Borough
- Kingston upon Thames
- Telephone
- 02080990644
- DfE reference (URN)
- 149754
- Website
- springschool.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Places at special schools are normally arranged through a child's Education, Health and Care Plan, with the local authority naming the school. Speak to your borough's special educational needs team rather than applying on the general admissions form.
Results
National test and exam measures are not shown for special schools. Most pupils are not entered for them, so the published figures (often 0%) say nothing about the school.
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 36.4% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Receiving SEN support
- 0%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 100%
- Girls / boys
- 10% / 90%
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
- 17.9% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 44%
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.9 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Nearby schools
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