The Richmond upon Thames School
Egerton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7SL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES SCHOOL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Kelly Dooley
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 774
- Pupils on roll
- 760
- URN
- 143022
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088912985
About this school
The Richmond upon Thames School is a secondary academy in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 760 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 149 | 141 | 151 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 51.4 | 51.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.44 to +0.05 | +0.06 -0.18 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 61% | 48.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 75.9% | 74.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 31.2% | 42.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
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 The Richmond upon Thames 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 | 47 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 748 |
| 2023/24 | 741 |
| 2024/25 | 755 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Richmond upon Thames School compares
The Richmond upon Thames School ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51 | 6.5% | 21.7% | 760 | — |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | 61.8 | 4.6% | 9.4% | 1,175 | 0.4 miles |
| Orleans Park School | 64.4 | 4.4% | 7.8% | 1,403 | 0.9 miles |
| Waldegrave School | 67.3 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 1,470 | 0.9 miles |
| Twickenham School | 46.5 | 7.5% | 34.8% | 774 | 1.1 miles |
| Turing House School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 16.5% | 1,047 | 1.2 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
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 29 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.72%
- English as an additional language
- 28.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Orleans Park School0.9 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
Waldegrave School0.9 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
Twickenham School1.1 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
Turing House School1.2 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
Other schools in Twickenham
The Richmond upon Thames School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Twickenham.
- Orleans Park School Secondary
- Turing House School Secondary
- Twickenham School Secondary
- Waldegrave School Secondary
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Richmond upon Thames School teach?
- The Richmond upon Thames School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Richmond upon Thames School?
- The headteacher of The Richmond upon Thames School is Ms Kelly Dooley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Richmond upon Thames School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Richmond upon Thames 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 The Richmond upon Thames School?
- The Richmond upon Thames School has 760 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Richmond upon Thames School full?
- The Richmond upon Thames School has capacity for 774 pupils and 760 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 The Richmond upon Thames School a faith school?
- No. The Richmond upon Thames School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Richmond upon Thames School?
- The Richmond upon Thames School is part of THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES SCHOOL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Richmond upon Thames School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 51 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Richmond upon Thames School rank locally?
- The Richmond upon Thames School ranked 9th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 79% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Richmond upon Thames School's absence rate?
- The Richmond upon Thames School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Richmond upon Thames School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Richmond upon Thames 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 2 July 2026.