How many schools does Richmond upon Thames have?

OfferDay lists 86 schools in Richmond upon Thames, including 45 primary schools and 23 independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Richmond upon Thames?

Every school in Richmond upon Thames is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Richmond upon Thames ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Richmond upon Thames does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Richmond upon Thames local authority?

OfferDay groups the Richmond upon Thames schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Richmond upon Thames local authority

Richmond upon Thames has 86 schools listed on OfferDay across 8 towns.

1 nursery school · 45 primary schools · 11 secondary schools · 1 sixth form or college · 4 special and alternative provision schools · 23 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames lists 86 schools across a mix of phases. Its eleven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 78%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 41 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 56.7; average Attainment 8 score, across the 13 schools with published results

Top schools in Richmond upon Thames

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Deer Park School 97%
2 Barnes Primary School 96%
3 St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School 90%
4 St Mary's Church of England Primary School 89%
5 The King's Church of England Primary School 88%
6 Marshgate Primary School 88%
7 Thomson House School 88%
8 Collis Primary School 87%

Secondary

1 Waldegrave School 67.3
2 Orleans Park School 64.4
3 Grey Court School 62.8
4 St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School 61.8
5 Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School 57.0
6 Teddington School 56.5
7 Lift Richmond Park 56.1
8 Turing House School 54.2

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Richmond upon Thames.

Common questions about schools in Richmond upon Thames

How many schools does Richmond upon Thames have?: OfferDay lists 86 schools in Richmond upon Thames, including 45 primary schools and 23 independent schools.
Who inspects schools in Richmond upon Thames?: Every school in Richmond upon Thames is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Richmond upon Thames ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Richmond upon Thames does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Richmond upon Thames local authority?: OfferDay groups the Richmond upon Thames schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.