Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School, Richmond

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils progress very well through the school's curriculum."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the quality of curriculum and teaching across the school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is a clear and well-embedded priority across all areas of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have an accurate and well-founded understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a coherent and carefully sequenced personal development programme."

Post 16 provision - Strong standard. "Leaders have a sharp understanding of the many strengths of the school's post-16 provision."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is a clear priority for the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should further develop their work to increase the attendance of all pupils, and disadvantaged pupils in particular"; "Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain the effectiveness of their work to continually strengthen teaching so that any minor variation in the delivery of the curriculum is addressed and highly effective teaching is maintained".

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to serve our school whose vision is to give every member of our community the opportunities to 'Live life to the full.' (John 10:10) We aim to do this by delivering excellence as standard in every aspect of school life ensuring students are valued and celebrated every day."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball and rugby.

In 2026, pupils at Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 56.8 in Richmond upon Thames and 47 across England.

67% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 65% in Richmond upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 57.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.31: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.8, against 61.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 23.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 172 families put Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School as their first choice and 730 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 74 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School are Lift Richmond Park (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); Orleans Park School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 66.4); Grey Court School (1.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.7); and Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.9).

Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

198 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 96 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 71% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 45% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is North Sheen Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marchmont Road (e-bound), 240 metres away.

In 2024/25, Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School issued 104 suspensions, 10 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School are Marshgate Primary School (0.2 miles), St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles) and The Vineyard School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.