SCHOOL PROFILE

Thomas Jones Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100488
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 112.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 October 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kensington and Chelsea
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 237 237 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 123 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 114 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.4%
10.6 pts above England
School 35.4%
Kensington and Chelsea 20.3%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.1%
8.8 pts above England
School 29.1%
Kensington and Chelsea 24.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
21.5%
51
African
19.0%
45
Any other Mixed background
13.9%
33
White British
10.1%
24
Unclassified
8.0%
19
Any other White background
6.8%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.4% 53 of 237 pupils
1.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.4%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.5% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 1.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.9% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
No specialist assessment yet 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Physical disability 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

93.0% 32.6 pts above England
School 93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 79.3%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 77.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
Kensington and Chelsea 78.7%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.89 pts lower than England
School 3.33%
Kensington and Chelsea 6.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.74 pts lower than England
School 5.08%
Kensington and Chelsea 19.29%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Kensington and Chelsea 1.82%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

112.9% 24.7 pts above England
Thomas Jones Primary School
112.9%
Kensington and Chelsea
83.0%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information