This schoolOther secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 10 January 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 entry1,657 applications · 249 places offered · 365 named it first
- 2026 6.7; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.3
- 2025 6.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.0
- 2024 5.6; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.2
- 2023 5.9; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2022 6.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.4
- 2021 6.8; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.5
- 2020 7.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.3
- 2019 7.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2018 6.0; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.6
- 2017 5.6; Richmond upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2016 5.3; Richmond upon Thames median median 5.0
- 2015 5.4; Richmond upon Thames median median 3.9
- 2014 4.1; 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 | 249 | 1,657 | 6.7 | 365 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2025 | 260 | 1,638 | 6.3 | 381 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2024 | 281 | 1,562 | 5.6 | 373 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2023 | 273 | 1,610 | 5.9 | 328 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2022 | 260 | 1,634 | 6.3 | 313 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2021 | 235 | 1,595 | 6.8 | 314 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2020 | 233 | 1,627 | 7.0 | 369 | 1.58 |
| Sep 2019 | 233 | 1,630 | 7.0 | 437 | 1.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 233 | 1,395 | 6.0 | 328 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 1,321 | 5.6 | 344 | 1.46 |
| Sep 2016 | 224 | 1,191 | 5.3 | 294 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2015 | 207 | 1,126 | 5.4 | 236 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2014 | 229 | 946 | 4.1 | 309 | 1.35 |
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.) | 258 | 61.7 | 78% | 92% | – |
| 2024/25 | 237 | 62.8 | 79% | 90% | – |
| 2023/24 | 238 | 63.2 | 81% | 90% | +0.85 |
| 2022/23 | 235 | 62.6 | 74% | 89% | +0.88 |
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
- Grey Court SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20246.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20237.6applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Kingston upon Thames20263.2applications per place 86.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.8 km · Richmond upon Thames20264.0applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20245.1applications per place 63.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Kingston upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20246.4applications per place 64.6Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Richmond upon ThamesStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Richmond upon ThamesStandards maintained20244.3applications per place 64.5Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Richmond upon Thames20264.9applications per place 56.4Attainment 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
- 138825 · 318/4006
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,398 pupils · 1,650 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 October 2012
- Replaced
- Grey Court School (URN 102922)
- Address
- Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7HN
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources