The Richmond upon Thames School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 30 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 143022
- Address
- Egerton Road, TW2 7SL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 741 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 61.1%
- Girls
- 38.9%
- First language not English
- 28.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 47.8%
Other White 17%
Mixed 10.4%
Indian 6.5%
Other 4.5%
Unclassified 2.4%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other Asian 2.3%
Chinese 2.2%
African 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 56%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 65%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 55.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
Admissions
The Richmond upon Thames School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 209
Offers
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 25
- To another Local Authority
- 61
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 85 65 |
| Year 8 | 151 87 64 |
| Year 9 | 147 93 54 |
| Year 10 | 151 97 54 |
| Year 11 | 142 91 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 90.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 40.0% 22.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 56.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 11.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 1.2% |