St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Twickenham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mary's provides a rich, well-organised curriculum that captures pupils' interest and celebrates their learning, resulting in exceptional achievement across all subjects. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and skilfully adapt teaching to meet every child's needs, so pupils with additional support make excellent progress. The school offers a vast range of clubs, sports, music and trips for all pupils, while fostering kind, respectful behaviour and strong character development.
Key Strengths
- Highly ambitious and sequenced curriculum implemented consistently across all three sites with strong subject knowledge from teachers and specialist support
- Exceptional teaching that uses skilled questioning to check understanding, identify misconceptions quickly, and adapt learning for all pupils including those with special educational needs
- Very high attainment in reading with well-structured phonics sessions and learning deliberately structured throughout the curriculum to promote reading
- Pupils behave exceptionally well with a consistent, calm focus on learning and a fair behaviour policy that helps them self-regulate
- Rich range of extra-curricular activities and visits available to all pupils regardless of disadvantage, with strong community engagement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, music, crafts, forest area activities
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is an outstanding school that balances excellence with compassion, providing pupils with an exceptional quality of education and consistently high attendance. The school operates across three sites serving pupils aged 4 to 11 and has maintained its outstanding rating since 2011.
At a Glance
3.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 96%. Maths has remained stable at around 92%. Writing has improved from 82% to 91%.
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
27.8
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
20
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
619 pupils
630 capacity
11 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Twickenham
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Admissions Demand - Richmond upon Thames
Places available
2,243
Applications
1,812
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Richmond upon Thames (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
2.91783%
Overall absence
2.91971%
Persistent absence
548
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Orleans Park School
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
Strathmore School
St Catherine's School
Clarendon School
Capella House School
The Richmond upon Thames School
Kneller Hall School
Grey Court School
The German School
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