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Best secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames

11 of 14 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Richmond upon Thames schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Orleans Park School Twickenham 0.88 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Grey Court School Richmond 0.85 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Waldegrave School Twickenham 0.78 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.42 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Turing House School Twickenham 0.67 Not judged oversubscribed 1.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School London 0.66 Outstanding about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Lift Richmond Park London hidden gem 0.49 Good undersubscribed 0.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School Richmond 0.31 Good oversubscribed 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Teddington School Teddington hidden gem 0.23 Good undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Twickenham School Twickenham hidden gem 0.2 Good undersubscribed 0.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 The Richmond upon Thames School Twickenham hidden gem 0.06 Good undersubscribed 0.38 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Hampton High Hampton -0.32 Not judged undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Richmond upon Thames

3 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Richmond upon Thames, not a fairer one.

Applying in Richmond upon Thames

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Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Richmond upon Thames admission criteria.

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