Teddington School
Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9PJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Grills
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,440
- Pupils on roll
- 1,405
- URN
- 138460
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089430033
About this school
Teddington School is a secondary academy in Teddington. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,405 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 204 | 238 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.7 | 53.6 | 56.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.39 +0.18 to +0.61 | +0.23 +0.03 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 62.2% | 66.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 81.9% | 83.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 72.3% | 58.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Teddington 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 | 55.7 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.6 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.5 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,307 |
| 2023/24 | 1,395 |
| 2024/25 | 1,381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Teddington School compares
Teddington School ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.5 | 8.3% | 18.2% | 1,405 | — |
| The Tiffin Girls' School | 85.3 | 5.1% | 9.1% | 1,267 | 0.5 miles |
| The Kingston Academy | 62.8 | 6.4% | 13.3% | 1,213 | 0.5 miles |
| Tiffin School | 79.1 | 4.4% | 3.4% | 1,478 | 1.0 miles |
| Grey Court School | 62.8 | 4.4% | 12.8% | 1,650 | 1.1 miles |
| The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre | 53.8 | 6.6% | 24.6% | 1,212 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 17 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.18%
- English as an additional language
- 25.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.28%
- Persistent absence
- 23.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Tiffin Girls' School0.5 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
-
The Kingston Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Tiffin School1.0 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Grey Court School1.1 miles
Secondary · Richmond
-
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre1.9 miles
Secondary · Surbiton
Other schools in Teddington
- Collis Primary School Primary
- Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stanley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Teddington School teach?
- Teddington School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Teddington.
- Who is the headteacher of Teddington School?
- The headteacher of Teddington School is Mr Paul Grills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Teddington School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Teddington 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 Teddington School?
- Teddington School has 1,405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Teddington School full?
- Teddington School has capacity for 1,440 pupils and 1,405 on roll (98%), 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 Teddington School a faith school?
- No. Teddington School has no designated religious character.
- Is Teddington School a selective school?
- No. Teddington School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Teddington School?
- Teddington School is part of BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Teddington School have?
- The schools register lists Teddington School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Teddington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.7 in 2022/23 and 56.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Teddington School rank locally?
- Teddington School ranked 6th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Teddington School's absence rate?
- Teddington School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Teddington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Teddington 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 15 July 2026.