The Richmond upon Thames School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Richmond upon Thames
Egerton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7SL
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/01/2020
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
760
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
786 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
77 of 82 families who put it first got an offer
162
Places offered
592
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 82 | 77 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 120 | 41 | ● 34% |
| 3rd preference | 126 | 23 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 264 | 21 | ● 8% |
| Total | 592 | 162 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Richmond upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 181 applications came from outside the council area (65 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Kelly Dooley
- Address
- Egerton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7SL
- Phone
- 02088912985
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- St Margarets & North Twickenham · Twickenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143022
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES SCHOOL TRUST
760 pupils · 786 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
29 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 786 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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 | 51.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 151 | — |
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.
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 | 150 | 26% | 56% | 80% | |
| English Language | 150 | 15% | 57% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 150 | 15% | 63% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 88 | 10% | 42% | 66% | |
| History | 85 | 26% | 64% | 75% | |
| Geography | 69 | 28% | 62% | 77% | |
| Biology | 60 | 35% | 78% | 88% | |
| Physics | 60 | 32% | 73% | 80% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 35% | 72% | 85% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 51 | 4% | 51% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 35% | 60% | 77% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 3% | 38% | 56% |
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) |
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.