This schoolOther secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 25 September 2018Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry905 applications · 212 places offered · 300 named it first
- 2026 4.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.3
- 2025 3.9; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.0
- 2024 4.2; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.2
- 2023 4.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2022 4.4; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.4
- 2021 4.5; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.5
- 2020 4.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.3
- 2019 4.6; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2018 4.6; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.6
- 2017 4.1; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2016 4.1; Richmond upon Thames median median 5.0
- 2015 3.9; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.9
- 2014 3.7; 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 | 212 | 905 | 4.3 | 300 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2025 | 215 | 845 | 3.9 | 288 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2024 | 214 | 891 | 4.2 | 303 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2023 | 216 | 855 | 4.0 | 294 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2022 | 213 | 942 | 4.4 | 366 | 1.72 |
| Sep 2021 | 212 | 951 | 4.5 | 369 | 1.74 |
| Sep 2020 | 213 | 923 | 4.3 | 388 | 1.82 |
| Sep 2019 | 212 | 980 | 4.6 | 420 | 1.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 213 | 976 | 4.6 | 415 | 1.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 215 | 891 | 4.1 | 389 | 1.81 |
| Sep 2016 | 215 | 870 | 4.1 | 348 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2015 | 220 | 846 | 3.9 | 376 | 1.71 |
| Sep 2014 | 213 | 796 | 3.7 | 323 | 1.52 |
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.) | 219 | 64.5 | 76% | 86% | – |
| 2024/25 | 213 | 67.3 | 82% | 95% | – |
| 2023/24 | 213 | 64.0 | 75% | 93% | +0.78 |
| 2022/23 | 216 | 64.8 | 76% | 92% | +0.93 |
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
- Waldegrave SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20244.3applications per place 64.5Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Richmond upon Thames20252.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20245.1applications per place 63.9Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · Richmond upon ThamesStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Richmond upon ThamesGraded · no overall grade20247.6applications per place 56.8Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Richmond upon ThamesGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20237.6applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · HounslowOutstanding20244.0applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20246.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138461 · 318/4021
- Trust
- The Waldegrave Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,246 pupils · 1,470 on roll
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Waldegrave School for Girls (URN 102928)
- Address
- Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, TW2 5LH
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources