Best Secondary Schools in Richmond upon Thames

We checked all 23 secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames and list every one: 11 ranked, then 12 without a rank.

Schools checked: 23
Ranked: 11
Without a rank: 12

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Richmond upon Thames. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Richmond upon Thames also has 56 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Richmond upon Thames. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames

Rank 1
Waldegrave School
Academy, 1,470 pupils, inspected September 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
67.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
82.2%
Rank 2
Orleans Park School
Academy, 1,403 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
64.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
79.5%
Rank 3
Grey Court School
Academy, 1,650 pupils, inspected January 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
62.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
78.9%
Rank 4
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
Academy, 1,175 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
61.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
72.5%
Rank 5
Turing House School
Free school, 1,047 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
54.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
65.2%
Rank 6
Teddington School
Academy, 1,405 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
56.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.5%
Rank 7
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Local authority maintained, 1,050 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
57.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
63.9%
Rank 8
Lift Richmond Park
Academy, 1,046 pupils, inspected December 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
56.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.5%
Rank 9
The Richmond upon Thames School
Free school, 760 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.3%
Rank 10
Twickenham School
Academy, 774 pupils, inspected December 2025
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
46.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.7%
Rank 11
Hampton High
Academy, 847 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
43.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.3%

Secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames without a rank

Hampton Court House
Independent, Selective, 346 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
53.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Hampton School
Independent, 1,578 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
21.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
King's House School
Independent, 418 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Kneller Hall School
Independent, Selective, 471 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
56.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Lady Eleanor Holles School
Independent, 969 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
40.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
St Catherine's School
Independent, 381 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
56.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
St Paul's School
Independent, 1,504 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
33.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The German School
Independent, 859 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted: Outstanding
The Harrodian School
Independent, 1,034 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
75.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
95.8%
The Royal Ballet School
Independent, 227 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
36.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
The Swedish School
Independent, 216 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Thomas's College
Independent, 304 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
64.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
80%