2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London W8 4SP
10 reasons to choose St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington
Top line
St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Kensington and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington ranks in the top 10% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools. Pupils go on to one of 20 secondary schools, with Holland Park School accounting for 40% of leavers. 40% go on to academically selective private & state schools.
The St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport, music and languages.
Sport at St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near St Mary Abbots Church of England Primary School, Kensington
Thomas’s Kensington (0.4 miles); Southbank International School, Kensington (0.8 miles); Prince’s Gardens Preparatory School (0.8 miles).
St Barnabas and St Philip’s Church of England Primary School, Kensington (0.4 miles); Fox Primary School (0.6 miles); Bousfield Primary School (1 mile).
Ashbourne College (0.1 miles); David Game College (0.6 miles); Collingham Independent College (0.8 miles).
Holland Park School (0.5 miles); The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (1.3 miles); The London Oratory School (1.4 miles).