Turing House School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Richmond upon Thames
Hospital Bridge Road, Twickenham, TW2 6LH
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
49%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
14.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,047
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
49%
1st preference success rate
120 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
159
Places offered
1114
Total applications
7.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 120 | ● 49% |
| 2nd preference | 289 | 29 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 219 | 7 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 360 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1114 | 159 | 14% |
1st preference success by year
Richmond upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 270 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martin O'Sullivan
- Address
- Hospital Bridge Road, Twickenham, TW2 6LH
- Phone
- 02080696100
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Heathfield · Twickenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141963
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
1,047 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
12 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 840 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.67 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.07 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 65.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 164 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.02 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 79 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 161 | 35% | 70% | 82% | |
| English Language | 160 | 26% | 68% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 157 | 27% | 76% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 103 | 11% | 53% | 75% | |
| History | 101 | 48% | 74% | 82% | |
| Business | 85 | 18% | 53% | 69% | |
| Geography | 71 | 38% | 68% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 68 | 50% | 79% | 87% | |
| Biology | 56 | 70% | 95% | 96% | |
| Physics | 54 | 74% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 70% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 43 | 40% | 77% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 48% | 63% | 81% | |
| Psychology | 24 | 8% | 42% | 63% | |
| Economics | 23 | 0% | 13% | 48% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 10% | 30% | 75% | |
| Physics | 17 | 18% | 59% | 65% | |
| History | 15 | 7% | 20% | 73% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 0% | 53% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 0% | 14% | 50% | |
| Biology | 13 | 15% | 31% | 62% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 9 | 0% | 22% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20568: Turing House School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 85% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 85% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Richmond upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.