Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School
Hospital Bridge Road, Twickenham, TW2 6LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Rachael Macklearn
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 102918
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088941447
About this school
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 66% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary 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 | 73% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School compares
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School ranked 16th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 | 83% | 3.8% | 12% | 204 | — |
| Heathfield Junior School | 68% | 5.1% | 37.1% | 370 | 0.2 miles |
| Heathfield Infant School | — | 6.1% | 36.2% | 286 | 0.2 miles |
| Nelson Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 22% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 8% | 442 | 0.4 miles |
| Trafalgar Infant School | — | 4.2% | 14.5% | 133 | 0.7 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)
- 11.96%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 8.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heathfield Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Heathfield Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Nelson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Trafalgar Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Twickenham
Other schools in Twickenham
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School ranks 5th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Twickenham.
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's C E Primary School Primary
- Trafalgar Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School teach?
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School is Miss Rachael Macklearn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary 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 Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School?
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School full?
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Is Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School a selective school?
- No. Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School ranked 16th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary 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.