Kew Riverside Primary School
37 Courtlands Avenue, Richmond, TW9 4ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Miss Ardeep Virdi
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 133343
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084878437
About this school
Kew Riverside Primary School is a community primary school in Richmond. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 84 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 November 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 67% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 73% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Kew Riverside 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 | 75% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kew Riverside Primary School compares
Kew Riverside Primary School ranked 29th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 7.4% | 41.3% | 84 | — |
| Darell Primary and Nursery School | 39% | 6.8% | 32% | 192 | 0.5 miles |
| The King's Church of England Primary School | 88% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 397 | 0.6 miles |
| Thomson House School | 88% | 4% | 8.6% | 366 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 152 | 0.7 miles |
| Grove Park Primary School | 93% | 4.5% | 16.2% | 428 | 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)
- 41.3%
- English as an additional language
- 47.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 30.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Darell Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
The King's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Richmond
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Thomson House School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Grove Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Richmond
Kew Riverside Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Richmond.
- Darell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England 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
- The Vineyard 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 Kew Riverside Primary School teach?
- Kew Riverside Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Richmond.
- Who is the head teacher of Kew Riverside Primary School?
- The head teacher of Kew Riverside Primary School is Miss Ardeep Virdi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kew Riverside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kew Riverside 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 Kew Riverside Primary School?
- Kew Riverside Primary School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kew Riverside Primary School full?
- Kew Riverside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 84 on roll (40%), 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 Kew Riverside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kew Riverside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kew Riverside Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kew Riverside Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kew Riverside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kew Riverside Primary School rank locally?
- Kew Riverside Primary School ranked 29th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kew Riverside Primary School's absence rate?
- Kew Riverside Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kew Riverside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kew Riverside 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 30 June 2026.