The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL · Richmond upon Thames · secondary school
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9th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.6/10 against 906 of them, against 7.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.84 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2025/26 | 60.4 · 82 | 30% | 2.46 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.06 · 55 | 25% | 1.36 |
| Attainment 8 2025/26 | 52.9 · 80 | 10% | 0.80 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
The Richmond upon Thames School overview
How it's doing
The school is rated Good by Ofsted following an inspection in May 2025. In 2024/25, 48.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 51.0, compared with the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.06 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly better than those nationally who started from the same place. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (5.9 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.1 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom
Pupils can join the Spelling Bee and Pi-Day clubs, and participate in sports days.
Getting in
The published school roll is 760 pupils against a stated capacity of 786. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils to maintain the progress seen in the 2023/24 data? What specific support is available for students aiming to raise their Attainment 8 scores?
What Ofsted said about The Richmond upon Thames School
Overview
The Richmond upon Thames School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at its previous inspection. Pupils enjoy attending the school, feel safe, and benefit from a harmonious atmosphere where staff value their effort and celebrate school values. Leaders maintain high expectations for academic work, supported by a rich curriculum and extensive enrichment opportunities that prepare pupils for future success.
Strengths
- Pupils exhibit high standards of behaviour, work hard in lessons, and show consideration towards each other in a diverse community.
- The school offers a ‘rich curriculum offer’ and a ‘noteworthy programme of enrichment and personal development’ that extends pupils’ interests and talents.
- Teachers have manageable workloads, use strong subject knowledge effectively, and employ improved strategies for checking pupil understanding before moving on.
- There is significant support for reading skills, helping weaker readers make ‘significant progress towards reading with fluency’.
- The school provides a successful careers programme and effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who feel like a ‘welcome part of the school community’.
Areas to improve
- Strategies to ensure pupils with SEND can access the curriculum successfully are sometimes inconsistent, meaning these pupils ‘do not achieve as well as they could’.
- The school should strengthen support for pupils with SEND, ensuring it is of ‘consistently high quality’.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 51.4 |
| 2024/25 | 51.0 |
| 2025/26 | 52.9 |
| England | 44.9 |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 3,682 state schools in England we hold a 2025/26 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.
Next dates
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2026
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2027
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2027
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2028
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