The Old Vicarage School
48 Richmond Hill, Richmond, TW10 6QX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Clare Strickland
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 102935
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089400922
About this school
The Old Vicarage School is a girls' independent school in Richmond. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Old Vicarage School under its current framework. 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
The Old Vicarage School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1945, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Old Vicarage 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 52
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas's College0.4 miles
Independent schools · Richmond
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King's House School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Richmond
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Radnor House Prep School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Richmond
-
The German School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Richmond
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Unicorn School1.5 miles
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Other schools in Richmond
- Broomfield House School Independent schools
- Kew College Independent schools
- Kew Green Preparatory School Independent schools
- King's House School Independent schools
- Radnor House Prep School Independent schools
- The German School Independent schools
- Thomas's College Independent schools
- Unicorn School Independent schools
- Windham Nursery School Nursery
- Darell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kew Riverside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Old Vicarage School teach?
- The Old Vicarage School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Richmond.
- Who is the headmistress of The Old Vicarage School?
- The headmistress of The Old Vicarage School is Mrs Clare Strickland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Old Vicarage School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Old Vicarage School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Old Vicarage School?
- The Old Vicarage School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Old Vicarage School full?
- The Old Vicarage School has capacity for 240 pupils and 227 on roll (95%), 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 The Old Vicarage School a faith school?
- No. The Old Vicarage School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Old Vicarage School a selective school?
- No. The Old Vicarage School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Old Vicarage School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Old Vicarage School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.