Best Schools in Richmond

How many schools are there in Richmond?

Richmond has 37 open schools: 22 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 9 independent and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Richmond are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Richmond were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The German School, Grey Court School, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Marshgate Primary School, Windham Nursery School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 97% of the 29 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The German SchoolGrey Court SchoolHoly Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolMarshgate Primary SchoolWindham Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Richmond get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Richmond with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Grey Court School, with an Attainment 8 score of 61.7 and 78% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.4 and 67% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 54.4 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Grey Court SchoolChrist's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary SchoolSt Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Richmond have the best SATs results?

Of the 18 primary schools in Richmond with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); The Vineyard School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); and Meadlands Primary School (94% in reading, 97% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary SchoolThe Vineyard SchoolMeadlands Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Richmond?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Richmond selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Richmond have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Richmond have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Richmond?

Apply to your council - Richmond upon Thames or North Yorkshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.