St Philip's School

State-Funded School

st-philips-school-kingston-upon-thames-london

LondonRegion

Kingston upon ThamesLocal Authority

Kingston and SurbitonConstituency

KT9 2HRPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Philip's School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 9–19, located in Kingston upon Thames, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 187 pupils. St Philip's School is part of Orchard Hill College Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.12

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

Black

Mixed

17%

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

187

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 9 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 187
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Orchard Hill College Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
28 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.