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Schools in Richmond upon Thames, London

Richmond upon Thames has one of the highest proportions of Outstanding-rated schools in London, particularly in primary phase. The borough covers Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington, Whitton and Hampton. Reception catchment radii are tight across most of the borough.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

Schools in Richmond upon Thames

27.4%

Outstanding Ofsted

75.0%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

11%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Richmond upon Thames

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Deer Park School	Outstanding	97.0
Barnes Primary School	Outstanding	96.0
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School	Outstanding	90.0
Chase Bridge Primary School	Outstanding	90.0
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	Outstanding	89.0
Thomson House School	Outstanding	88.0
Collis Primary School	Outstanding	85.0

Top secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Orleans Park School	Outstanding	64.4
Grey Court School	Outstanding	62.8
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School	Outstanding	61.8
Turing House School	Outstanding	54.2
Clarendon School	Outstanding	10.8
The German School	Outstanding	—
The Swedish School	Outstanding	—

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What the data says about Richmond upon Thames

75.0% of Richmond upon Thames schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Richmond upon Thames is 1.26, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Richmond upon Thames over the most recent reporting month is 170.12, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Richmond upon Thames's schools is 7.95 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Richmond upon Thames

Every school in Richmond upon Thames, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Barnes Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Broomfield House School	Primary	—
Buckingham Primary School	Primary	Good
Capella House School	All-through	Good
Carlisle Infant School	Primary	Good
Chase Bridge Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School	Secondary	Good
Clarendon School	All-through	Outstanding
Collis Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Darell Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Good
Deer Park School	Primary	Outstanding
East Sheen Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Grey Court School	Secondary	Outstanding
Hampton Court House	All-through	—
Hampton High	Secondary	Good
Hampton Hill Junior School	Primary	Good
Hampton Infant School and Nursery	Primary	Outstanding
Hampton Junior School	Primary	Outstanding
Hampton School	All-through	—
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School	Primary	Outstanding
Heathfield Infant School	Primary	Good
Heathfield Junior School	Primary	Good
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Jack and Jill School	Primary	Outstanding
Kew College	Primary	—
Kew Green Preparatory School	Primary	—
Kew Riverside Primary School	Primary	Good
King's House School	All-through	—
Lady Eleanor Holles School	All-through	—
Lift Richmond Park	Secondary	Good
Lowther Primary School	Primary	Good
Marshgate Primary School	Primary	Good
Meadlands Primary School	Primary	Good
Nelson Primary School	Primary	Good
Newland House School	Primary	—
Orleans Park School	Secondary	Outstanding
Orleans Primary School	Primary	Good
Radnor House	Secondary	—
Radnor House Prep School	Primary	—
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Seva Education Twickenham	All-through	—
Sheen Mount Primary School	Primary	Good
St Catherine's School	All-through	—
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St James's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School	Primary	Good
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Mary's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary	Primary	Good
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School	Primary	—
St Paul's School	All-through	—
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School	Secondary	Outstanding
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Richard's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Stephen's C E Primary School	Primary	Good
Stanley Primary School	Primary	Good
Strathmore School	All-through	Good
Teddington School	Secondary	Good
The German School	All-through	Outstanding
The Harrodian School	All-through	Good
The King's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
The Mall School	Primary	—
The Old Vicarage School	Primary	—
The Richmond upon Thames School	Secondary	Good
The Royal Ballet School	Secondary	—
The Russell Primary School	Primary	Good
The Swedish School	All-through	Outstanding
The Vineyard School	Primary	Good
Thomas's College	Secondary	—
Thomson House School	Primary	Outstanding
Tower House School	Primary	—
Trafalgar Infant School	Primary	Good
Trafalgar Junior School	Primary	Good
Turing House School	Secondary	Outstanding
Twickenham Preparatory School	Primary	—
Twickenham Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Twickenham School	Secondary	Good
Unicorn School	Primary	—
Waldegrave School	Secondary	Good
Windham Nursery School	Nursery	Good

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Richmond upon Thames?

Richmond upon Thames has 84 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 64 are primary, 27 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Richmond upon Thames schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 23 schools in Richmond upon Thames (27.4%) are rated Outstanding, and 75.0% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Richmond upon Thames?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Richmond upon Thames's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Richmond upon Thames?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Richmond upon Thames appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Richmond upon Thames-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Richmond upon Thames schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.