Community school · Richmond upon Thames

Barnes Primary School

3–11Ages
470Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102902URN

Cross Street, Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.3 above Richmond upon Thames median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Richmond upon Thames

255 applications for 60 places · 10th of 37 in Richmond upon Thames

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

96%met the expected standard

Richmond upon Thames 79% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 3 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Richmond upon Thames median (3.0) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

255 applications · 60 places offered · 107 named it first

2026 4.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.0
2025 5.5; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.2
2024 5.5; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.2
2023 5.4; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.5
2022 5.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.3
2021 5.2; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.6
2020 5.6; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.5
2019 5.5; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.6
2018 5.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.5
2017 5.7; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.2
2016 5.8; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.9
2015 6.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.0
2014 6.4; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Richmond upon Thames median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Richmond upon Thames median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	255	4.3	107	1.78
Sep 2025	60	331	5.5	143	2.38
Sep 2024	59	325	5.5	128	2.17
Sep 2023	60	323	5.4	134	2.23
Sep 2022	60	318	5.3	118	1.97
Sep 2021	60	313	5.2	107	1.78
Sep 2020	59	333	5.6	120	2.03
Sep 2019	60	328	5.5	114	1.90
Sep 2018	60	297	5.0	101	1.68
Sep 2017	60	342	5.7	119	1.98
Sep 2016	59	341	5.8	98	1.66
Sep 2015	60	359	6.0	109	1.82
Sep 2014	59	379	6.4	120	2.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 98% · Writing 98% · Maths 98% → all three 96% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard96%2nd of 38 in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames 79% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard98%

Richmond upon Thames 90% England 78%

Higher standard82%

Richmond upon Thames 53% England 33%

Average scaled score 114 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard98%

Richmond upon Thames 84% England 75%

Greater depth55%

Richmond upon Thames 24% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Richmond upon Thames 90% England 77%

Higher standard75%

Richmond upon Thames 44% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Richmond upon Thames median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	96%	39%	114	112
2023/24	92%	42%	111	111
2022/23	95%	39%	112	111

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Barnes Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

4.3applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
East Sheen Primary School
0.5 km · Richmond upon Thames

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Richmond upon Thames

Not yet inspected

3.0applications per place
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Richmond upon Thames

Good2024

4.5applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Thomson House School
1.1 km · Richmond upon Thames

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton
1.4 km · Wandsworth

Good2023
Cavendish Primary School
1.5 km · Hounslow

2025

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney
1.6 km · Wandsworth

Good2022

3.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Alton School
1.8 km · Wandsworth

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102902 · 318/2028
Capacity: 480 pupils · 470 on roll
Free school meals: 1.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cross Street, Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ
Local authority: Richmond upon Thames

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources