The Richmond upon Thames School, Twickenham

From the headteacher's welcome: "The RTS Academy Trust was set up by Harlequins FC, Haymarket Media Group, Richmond Council, Richmond upon Thames College and Achieving for Children. The core beliefs that drive the culture and ethos of our school are: Our transition programme focuses on understanding each child's strengths and needs."

In 2026, pupils at The Richmond upon Thames School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 56.8 in Richmond upon Thames and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 65% in Richmond upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is up from 51 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.06: pupils made about 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 45.5, against 55.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 70 families put The Richmond upon Thames School as their first choice and 638 named it as one of their preferences, for 183 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Richmond upon Thames School are St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 63.9); Orleans Park School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 66.4); Waldegrave School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 64.5); and Twickenham School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.9).

The Richmond upon Thames School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

152 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Richmond upon Thames School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (73%).

Of the 141 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

29.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (45%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (10%).

The nearest railway station is Twickenham Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tayben Avenue, 300 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Richmond upon Thames School issued 42 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Richmond upon Thames School are Chase Bridge Primary School (0.3 miles), St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Twickenham Primary Academy (0.5 miles) and Ivybridge Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.