Grey Court School
Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7HN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Rhodes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Grey Court School
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,398
- Pupils on roll
- 1,650
- URN
- 138825
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089481173
About this school
Grey Court School is a secondary academy in Richmond. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,650 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 238 | 237 |
| Attainment 8 score | 62.6 | 63.2 | 62.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.88 +0.69 to +1.07 | +0.85 +0.66 to +1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 74% | 80.7% | 78.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 73.9% | 67.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
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 Grey Court 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 | 62.6 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 62.8 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,549 |
| 2023/24 | 1,593 |
| 2024/25 | 1,631 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grey Court School compares
Grey Court School ranked 3rd of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62.8 | 4.4% | 12.8% | 1,650 | — |
| Orleans Park School | 64.4 | 4.4% | 7.8% | 1,403 | 0.8 miles |
| The Tiffin Girls' School | 85.3 | 5.1% | 9.1% | 1,267 | 1.0 miles |
| Teddington School | 56.5 | 8.3% | 18.2% | 1,405 | 1.1 miles |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | 61.8 | 4.6% | 9.4% | 1,175 | 1.1 miles |
| The Kingston Academy | 62.8 | 6.4% | 13.3% | 1,213 | 1.1 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)
- 12.76%
- English as an additional language
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 8.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orleans Park School0.8 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
The Tiffin Girls' School1.0 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
-
Teddington School1.1 miles
Secondary · Teddington
-
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Kingston Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Kingston upon Thames
Other schools in Richmond
- Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School Secondary
- Windham Nursery School Nursery
- Darell Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kew Riverside 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
- Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) 16 plus
Common questions
- What year groups does Grey Court School teach?
- Grey Court School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Richmond.
- Who is the headteacher of Grey Court School?
- The headteacher of Grey Court School is Mr Christopher Rhodes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grey Court School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grey Court 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 Grey Court School?
- Grey Court School has 1,650 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Grey Court School full?
- Grey Court School has capacity for 1,398 pupils and 1,650 on roll (118%), so it is at or above 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 Grey Court School a faith school?
- No. Grey Court School has no designated religious character.
- Is Grey Court School a selective school?
- No. Grey Court School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Grey Court School?
- Grey Court School is part of EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Grey Court School have?
- The schools register lists Grey Court School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Grey Court School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 62.6 in 2022/23 and 62.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grey Court School rank locally?
- Grey Court School ranked 3rd of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grey Court School's absence rate?
- Grey Court School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grey Court School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grey Court 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.