This schoolOther secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 December 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry557 applications · 256 places offered · 113 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.3
- 2025 1.8; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.0
- 2024 1.9; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.2
- 2023 2.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2022 2.2; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.4
- 2021 2.7; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.5
- 2020 2.5; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.3
- 2019 2.7; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2018 2.4; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.6
- 2017 3.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2016 2.4; Richmond upon Thames median median 5.0
- 2015 3.1; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.9
- 2014 1.7; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.7
- This school
- Richmond upon Thames median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 256 | 557 | 2.2 | 113 | 0.44 |
| Sep 2025 | 272 | 495 | 1.8 | 110 | 0.40 |
| Sep 2024 | 265 | 493 | 1.9 | 112 | 0.42 |
| Sep 2023 | 250 | 574 | 2.3 | 131 | 0.52 |
| Sep 2022 | 249 | 537 | 2.2 | 128 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2021 | 205 | 549 | 2.7 | 148 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2020 | 207 | 525 | 2.5 | 117 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2019 | 207 | 555 | 2.7 | 143 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2018 | 235 | 562 | 2.4 | 134 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2017 | 178 | 538 | 3.0 | 118 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2016 | 237 | 575 | 2.4 | 129 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2015 | 189 | 590 | 3.1 | 174 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 250 | 426 | 1.7 | 119 | 0.48 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 151 | 51.8 | 58% | 79% | – |
| 2024/25 | 170 | 56.1 | 67% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 161 | 56.9 | 62% | 81% | +0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 168 | 55.7 | 66% | 80% | +0.34 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Lift Richmond ParkThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.2applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Richmond upon Thames20264.9applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · HounslowImproved significantly20253.7applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · WandsworthGood20222.1applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Hammersmith and FulhamRemains Good20232.3applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Wandsworth20255.0applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Hammersmith and FulhamGood20228.0applications per place 64.2Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · Hammersmith and Fulham20262.2applications per place 58.1Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · WandsworthRemains Good20235.6applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136208 · 318/6907
- Trust
- Lift Schools
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils · 1,046 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- Shene School (URN 102927)
- Address
- Park Avenue, London, SW14 8RG
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources