This schoolOther secondary schools in Kingston upon ThamesSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 15 May 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 entry1,344 applications · 210 places offered · 306 named it first
- 2026 6.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2025 5.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2024 6.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
- 2023 6.5; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
- 2022 6.3; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.7
- 2021 5.9; Kingston upon Thames median median 4.1
- 2020 6.0; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2019 7.2; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.6
- 2018 5.7; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.8
- 2017 5.4; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.4
- 2016 4.8; Kingston upon Thames median median 3.2
- This school
- Kingston 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 | 210 | 1,344 | 6.4 | 306 | 1.46 |
| Sep 2025 | 225 | 1,305 | 5.8 | 313 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2024 | 193 | 1,166 | 6.0 | 257 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2023 | 194 | 1,264 | 6.5 | 273 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2022 | 194 | 1,230 | 6.3 | 325 | 1.68 |
| Sep 2021 | 206 | 1,218 | 5.9 | 239 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2020 | 210 | 1,254 | 6.0 | 299 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2019 | 174 | 1,254 | 7.2 | 315 | 1.81 |
| Sep 2018 | 174 | 997 | 5.7 | 238 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2017 | 175 | 941 | 5.4 | 150 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 178 | 848 | 4.8 | 134 | 0.75 |
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.) | 209 | 64.6 | 83% | 92% | – |
| 2024/25 | 209 | 62.8 | 79% | 89% | – |
| 2023/24 | 176 | 62.1 | 76% | 88% | +1.16 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | 57.6 | 72% | 87% | +0.80 |
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
- The Kingston AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20246.4applications per place 64.6Attainment 8
- 0.2 km · Kingston upon Thames20263.2applications per place 86.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.7 km · Richmond upon Thames20264.0applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20224.0applications per place 83.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.8 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20246.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Kingston upon ThamesImproved significantly20254.6applications per place 54.6Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Kingston upon ThamesGood20243.4applications per place 57.2Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20237.6applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Richmond upon ThamesRemains Outstanding20245.1applications per place 63.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141862 · 314/4001
- Trust
- Kingston Educational Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,188 pupils · 1,213 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources