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Grammar schools in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames

There are no grammar schools in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Richmond upon Thames is not one of them, so every state secondary in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames admits without a selective test.

The nearest is The Tiffin Girls' School, about 2.5 miles away in Kingston upon Thames. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Richmond, Richmond upon Thames

Straight-line distance from the centre of Richmond, Richmond upon Thames — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
The Tiffin Girls' School Kingston upon Thames 2.5 miles Girls —
Tiffin School Kingston upon Thames 3.4 miles Boys Good
Nonsuch High School for Girls Sutton 7.9 miles Girls —
Sutton Grammar School Sutton 8.1 miles Boys Good
Wallington County Grammar School Wallington 9.0 miles Boys Outstanding
The Henrietta Barnett School London 9.5 miles Girls Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

The Tiffin Girls' School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children with combined mark ≥ the 350th-ranked mark (published source)
  2. Up to 60 places (combined mark ≥ 350th-ranked mark): (i) Pupil Premium girls in the Inner Area or Designated Area, then (ii) all other girls in the Inner Area (published source)
  3. Remaining places: girls in the Designated Area, ranked by Combined Score (published source)

Tiffin School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children in the Priority Area (<10km straight-line from school) (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium boys (primary school PP funding) in the Priority Area (published source)
  3. Remaining places (less up to 18 aptitude places): boys in the Priority Area, ranked by Combined Score (published source)

Nonsuch High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. 85 places in order of entrance-test score, wherever the girl lives (published source)
  3. Up to 35 places for girls eligible for the Pupil Premium who reach the pass mark — or score up to 20% below it — in score order, wherever they live (published source)

Sutton Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Sons of staff employed at the school on a permanent contract for at least two years (published source)
  3. Up to 10 places for boys eligible for the Pupil Premium living in SM1–7, KT4, KT17, CR0 4 or CR4 — in order of combined SET and second-stage score (published source)

Wallington County Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children who reach the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Sons of permanent staff employed at the school for two or more consecutive years (published source)
  3. Places in rank order of combined SET and second-stage score — up to 110 places for priorities 1 to 3 (published source)

The Henrietta Barnett School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children ranked in the top 300 Round One test results (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium girls ranked in the top 300 Round One test results, with current-school confirmation (published source)
  3. Girls living within 3 miles of the school (measured at application, straight line), who sit the Round Two test — ranked by score if oversubscribed (published source)

Schools in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames

Richmond, Richmond upon Thames has 22 open schools. Browse all Richmond, Richmond upon Thames schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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