The Vineyard School
Friars Stile Road, Richmond, TW10 6NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Frances Bracegirdle
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 516
- URN
- 102906
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089480195
About this school
The Vineyard School is a community primary school in Richmond. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 516 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 84 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 85% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 14% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 96% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 99% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 94% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 111.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Vineyard School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 607 |
| 2023/24 | 600 |
| 2024/25 | 575 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Vineyard School compares
The Vineyard School ranked 10th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 516 | — |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | — | 3.4% | 6.6% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Deer Park School | 97% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| Marshgate Primary School | 88% | 4% | 6.5% | 389 | 0.6 miles |
| The Russell Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 16.6% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 13% | 309 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.61%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 6.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Richmond-upon-Thames
-
Deer Park School0.6 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Marshgate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
The Russell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Richmond
Other schools in Richmond
The Vineyard School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Richmond.
- Darell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kew Riverside Primary School Primary
- Marshgate Primary School Primary
- Meadlands Primary School Primary
- St Richard's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The King's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Russell Primary School Primary
- Windham Nursery School Nursery
- Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School Secondary
- Grey Court School Secondary
- Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) 16 plus
Common questions
- What year groups does The Vineyard School teach?
- The Vineyard School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Richmond.
- Who is the headteacher of The Vineyard School?
- The headteacher of The Vineyard School is Headteacher Frances Bracegirdle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Vineyard School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Vineyard School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Vineyard School?
- The Vineyard School has 516 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Vineyard School full?
- The Vineyard School has capacity for 630 pupils and 516 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Vineyard School a faith school?
- No. The Vineyard School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Vineyard School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Vineyard School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Vineyard School have?
- The schools register lists The Vineyard School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Vineyard School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Vineyard School rank locally?
- The Vineyard School ranked 10th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Vineyard School's absence rate?
- The Vineyard School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Vineyard School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Vineyard School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.