The Richmond upon Thames School
About the school
The Richmond upon Thames School is an open secondary school in Richmond upon Thames.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 March 2025
- Published
- 13 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51
- Richmond upon Thames
- 56.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Richmond upon Thames
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.30%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 65.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.80%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 80.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 42.40%
- Richmond upon Thames
- 54.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.64
- Richmond upon Thames
- 5.22
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
755
Girls
37.62%
Boys
62.38%
SEN support
10.07%
Education, health and care plan
2.78%
English as an additional language
28.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.72%
Overall absence
6.45
Persistent absence
15.9
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
149
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%