Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service is a pupil referral unit in Kingston upon Thames for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 209 pupils. About 40 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
The Dukes Centre, Dukes Avenue, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY020 8289 4664maldenoaks.orgMrs Samantha Axbey headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kingston upon Thames council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (165), Autistic spectrum disorder (30), Specific learning difficulty (5), language and communications needs (4), Physical disability (3), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 209 | 227 | 160 | 95 | 72 | 47 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 35% | 39% | 46% | 47% | 42% | 51% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 14% | 6% | 10% | 15% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 52% | 52% | 81% | 75% | 62% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 29 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 64%, compared with 73% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 69% | 64% | 61% |
| Education | 59% | 61% | 48% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Work | 7% | 4% | 9% |
| Not in education, work or training | 10% | 11% | 17% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadlands Primary School | Council | 500 m | 221 | Report card 2026 | 82 | Compare |
| Grey Court School | Academy | 810 m | 1,650 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| The Tiffin Girls' School | Academy (grammar) | 840 m | 1,267 | Report card 2026 | 98 | Compare |
| St Richard's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 860 m | 153 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
| Teddington School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 1,405 | Report card 2026 | 80 | Compare |
| The Kingston Academy | Free school | 0.7 miles | 1,213 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Fern Hill Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 663 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| The Russell Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 207 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service a good school?
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2023.
What is Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service good at its last full inspection on 26 September 2023.
How many pupils does Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service have?
209 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Dukes Centre, Dukes Avenue, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY
- Telephone
- 020 8289 4664
- Website
- www.maldenoaks.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Axbey
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward
- Tudor
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102562 · LAESTAB 3141101 · UKPRN 10016818
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.