School Chooser

Maple Infants' School

Primary · ages 3-7MixedCouncil284 pupilsNurserySurbitonKingston upon Thames
School Chooser Score
58
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 30 to 81, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 10% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#6,744 of 16,041 in England#23 in Kingston upon ThamesHow it is worked out
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, September 2023
Attendance96.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families5%Far fewer than most schools
Places38 spare284 pupils, 322 places
Pupils per teacher20.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll284Census January 2026

Maple Infants' School is a council school in Surbiton for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 284 pupils and room for 322. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 58 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4AL020 8399 3341mapleinfants.co.ukMrs Claire Barwell headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 20 September 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places249 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
92% full

About 21 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 7% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

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 a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll284Census January 2026
Places32288% full
Pupils from low-income families4%5% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English41%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support8%22 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%1 pupil with a plan
Average class size23.712 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils8%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)5%£20,150 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls129 / 155
White British pupils34%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (9), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (5), emotional and mental health (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Hearing impairment (1), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll284279289304309311
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals4%5%7%6%7%6%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language41%35%35%42%46%45%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–6%6%6%5%4%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–2%1%0%1%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school8.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.72024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.7%4.2%5.0%3.8%2.2%3.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.7%3.2%4.0%3.3%1.7%3.0%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.0%0.9%0.5%0.6%0.4%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence8.2%10.5%13.5%6.4%3.7%3.2%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.70.40.00.00.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers13.4full-time equivalent, 15 people
Pupils per teacher20.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,918
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.52024/25

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.

Spend per pupil£7,392England £7,738. Total £2.0m
Income per pupil£7,327England £7,697. Total £2.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,381England £3,480
Money in reserve5%Not much put by: £98k, £361 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£18kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,392spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m95712 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate126 per 1,000 people38% higher than the England average
Typical house price£550,000Kingston upon Thames
Nearest bus stop180 mThe Crescent Surbiton, 21 stops within 500 m

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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior SchoolChurch of England60 m357Report card 202695Compare
Lime Tree Primary SchoolFoundation610 m203Good 202331Compare
St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England990 m403Not inspected85Compare
St John's C of E Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles210Good 202385Compare
King Athelstan Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles382Good 202237Compare
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.9 miles405Good 202490Compare
Long Ditton Infant and Nursery SchoolFoundation1.0 miles208No overall grade 202585Compare
Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior SchoolChurch of England1.0 miles236Outstanding 202499Compare
Primary schools in Kingston upon ThamesPrimary schools in SurbitonBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Maple Infants' School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats10%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 58 is 34 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 11 · middle 92 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Maple Infants' School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Cheam Common Infants' AcademyAcademy3.2 miles410Report card 202686Compare
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy3.8 miles210Outstanding 2024100Compare
Orleans Primary SchoolCouncil4.0 miles429Good 202484Compare
Deer Park SchoolFree school4.2 miles417Outstanding 2024100Compare
Dundonald Primary SchoolCouncil4.4 miles423Good 202392Compare
St Martin's Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy5.1 miles247No overall grade 202594Compare
The King's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England5.9 miles397Good 202496Compare
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, WeybridgeAcademy6.8 miles237Good 202295Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 58 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 58% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 30 to 81. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.03
Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.14
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.21
2024/25; 170 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Maple Infants' School a good school?

It is about average. Maple Infants' School scores 58 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 30 to 81, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Maple Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Maple Infants' School good at its last full inspection on 20 September 2023.

How many pupils does Maple Infants' School have?

284 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 322 places, so it is 88% full.

Is Maple Infants' School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 21 places were empty in 2024/25 (8% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Maple Infants' School?

Pupils were in school 96.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Maple Infants' School?

The average class had 23.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 8% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Maple Road, Surbiton, KT6 4AL
Telephone
020 8399 3341
Website
www.mapleinfants.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Barwell
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames
Ward
St Mark's & Seething Wells
Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102577 · LAESTAB 3142030 · UKPRN 10071907
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from