Marshgate Primary School
157 Queens Road, Richmond, TW10 6HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dermot Bracken
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 133728
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083326219
About this school
Marshgate Primary School is a community primary school in Richmond. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marshgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% | 81% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 27% | 37% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Marshgate 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 | 91% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marshgate Primary School compares
Marshgate Primary School ranked 6th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 4% | 6.5% | 389 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 13% | 309 | 0.3 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | — | 3.4% | 6.6% | 212 | 0.4 miles |
| Darell Primary and Nursery School | 39% | 6.8% | 32% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Sheen Mount Primary School | 82% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 598 | 0.6 miles |
| The Vineyard School | 86% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 516 | 0.6 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)
- 6.49%
- English as an additional language
- 58.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 5.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Richmond-upon-Thames
-
Darell Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
Sheen Mount Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
The Vineyard School0.6 miles
Primary · Richmond
Other schools in Richmond
Marshgate Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- 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 ages does Marshgate Primary School teach?
- Marshgate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Richmond.
- Who is the headteacher of Marshgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marshgate Primary School is Mr Dermot Bracken, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marshgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marshgate 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 many pupils are at Marshgate Primary School?
- Marshgate Primary School has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Marshgate Primary School full?
- Marshgate Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 389 on roll (93%), 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 Marshgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marshgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marshgate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marshgate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Marshgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 91% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marshgate Primary School compare with other schools in Richmond upon Thames?
- Marshgate Primary School ranked 6th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marshgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Marshgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marshgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marshgate 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 1 July 2026.