SCHOOL PROFILE

The Richmond upon Thames School: data, trends and context

The Richmond upon Thames School is a secondary school in Richmond upon Thames. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
143022
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Free schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
Region
London
Trust
THE RICHMOND UPON THAMES SCHOOL TRUST
Postcode
TW2 7SL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
760
FSM eligible
21.1%
EAL / First language other than English
29.2%
SEND (total)
15.1%
SEN Support
11.8%
EHCP
3.3%
White British
45.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
93.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Severe absence
2.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Richmond upon ThamesLocal authority92.9%7.1%3.0%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
5.6%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
3.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
51.0
English & maths grade 5+
48.3%
English & maths grade 4+
74.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Richmond upon Thames School against 25 similar schools

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The Richmond upon Thames School is a secondary school in Richmond upon Thames. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.