Twickenham School
Percy Road, Twickenham, TW2 6JW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathon Lisseman
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 774
- URN
- 143420
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088944503
About this school
Twickenham School is a secondary academy in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 774 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- 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 | 75 | 137 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 51.1 | 46.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.21 to +0.52 | +0.20 -0.05 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 56.2% | 39.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 73.7% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 34.3% | 27.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
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 Twickenham 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 | 48.7 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.5 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 707 |
| 2024/25 | 771 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Twickenham School compares
Twickenham School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.5 | 7.5% | 34.8% | 774 | — |
| Turing House School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 16.5% | 1,047 | 0.5 miles |
| Waldegrave School | 67.3 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 1,470 | 0.6 miles |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | 51 | 6.5% | 21.7% | 760 | 1.1 miles |
| The Heathland School | 52 | 7.8% | 28.3% | 1,759 | 1.1 miles |
| Hampton High | 43.5 | 9.4% | 33.8% | 847 | 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
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 6 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.76%
- English as an additional language
- 42.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Turing House School0.5 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
Waldegrave School0.6 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
-
The Richmond upon Thames School1.1 miles
Secondary · Twickenham
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The Heathland School1.1 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Hampton High1.2 miles
Secondary · Hampton
Other schools in Twickenham
Twickenham School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Twickenham.
- Orleans Park School Secondary
- The Richmond upon Thames School Secondary
- Turing House 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 Twickenham School teach?
- Twickenham School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Twickenham School?
- The headteacher of Twickenham School is Mr Jonathon Lisseman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Twickenham School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Twickenham 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 Twickenham School?
- Twickenham School has 774 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Twickenham School a faith school?
- No. Twickenham School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Twickenham School?
- Twickenham 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.
- How have Twickenham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.7 in 2022/23 and 46.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Twickenham School rank locally?
- Twickenham School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Twickenham School's absence rate?
- Twickenham School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Twickenham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Twickenham 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.