Most sought-after schools in Kingston upon Thames

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Tiffin School Kingston upon Thames, secondary	2.46	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	The Tiffin Girls' School Kingston upon Thames, secondary	2.35	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
3	Alexandra Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	1.72	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Richard Challoner School New Malden, secondary	1.56	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	The Kingston Academy Kingston upon Thames, secondary	1.46	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Malden Parochial CofE Primary School Worcester Park, primary	1.30	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	St Luke's CofE Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	1.27	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Castle Hill Primary School Chessington, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School New Malden, primary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Knollmead Primary School Surbiton, primary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	St Paul's CofE Primary School Chessington, primary	1.13	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Burlington Infant and Nursery School New Malden, primary	1.05	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Surbiton, secondary	1.05	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	The Holy Cross School New Malden, secondary	1.05	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School Surbiton, primary	0.99	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
16	Coombe Hill Infant School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.98	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	St Matthew's CofE Primary School Surbiton, primary	0.98	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	King Athelstan Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School New Malden, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	King's Oak Primary School New Malden, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Lovelace Primary School Chessington, primary	0.94	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Tolworth Infant and Nursery School Tolworth, primary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Surbiton, primary	0.92	2026	none held
24	St Agatha's Catholic Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	St John's C of E Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form Surbiton, secondary	0.90	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Christ Church CofE Primary School Surbiton, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Ellingham Primary School Chessington, primary	0.89	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
29	Maple Infants' School Surbiton, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Green Lane Primary and Nursery School Worcester Park, primary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Fern Hill Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.83	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Latchmere School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School London, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Coombe Girls' School New Malden, secondary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	St Mary's CofE (Aided) Primary School Chessington, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Lime Tree Primary School Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.78	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Chessington School Chessington, secondary	0.73	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School New Malden, primary	0.69	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Coombe Boys' School New Malden, secondary	0.61	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill Kingston upon Thames, primary	0.58	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Southborough High School Surbiton, secondary	0.45	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 42 schools in Kingston upon Thames have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Kingston upon Thames · How we compare schools.