Thomson House School
27 Sheen Lane, London, SW14 8HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jackie Sanders
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 366
- URN
- 139549
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02036082080
About this school
Thomson House School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 366 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomson House 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 43 | 48 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 83% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 33% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 98% | 92% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 88% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Thomson House 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 | 84% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 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 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 371 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomson House School compares
Thomson House School ranked 7th 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% | 8.6% | 366 | — |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 152 | 0.2 miles |
| East Sheen Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 15.6% | 593 | 0.5 miles |
| Kew Riverside Primary School | 73% | 7.4% | 41.3% | 84 | 0.6 miles |
| Barnes Primary School | 96% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 470 | 0.7 miles |
| Sheen Mount Primary School | 82% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 598 | 0.7 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)
- 8.63%
- English as an additional language
- 31.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 8.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
East Sheen Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Kew Riverside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Richmond
-
Barnes Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Sheen Mount Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Thomson House School ranks 94th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thomson House School teach?
- Thomson House School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomson House School?
- The headteacher of Thomson House School is Ms Jackie Sanders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomson House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomson House 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 Thomson House School?
- Thomson House School has 366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thomson House School full?
- Thomson House School has capacity for 420 pupils and 366 on roll (87%), 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 Thomson House School a faith school?
- No. Thomson House School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomson House School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thomson House School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Thomson House School part of an academy trust?
- Thomson House School is part of WANDLE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thomson House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% 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 Thomson House School compare with other schools in Richmond upon Thames?
- Thomson House School ranked 7th 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 Thomson House School's absence rate?
- Thomson House School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomson House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomson House 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.