Most sought-after schools in Richmond upon Thames

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Deer Park School Twickenham, primary	2.13	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Orleans Park School Twickenham, secondary	1.94	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Barnes Primary School London, primary	1.78	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Turing House School Twickenham, secondary	1.68	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.60	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Grey Court School Richmond, secondary	1.47	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Waldegrave School Twickenham, secondary	1.42	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Collis Primary School Teddington, primary	1.21	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Chase Bridge Primary School Twickenham, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School Richmond, secondary	1.15	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
11	Hampton Infant School and Nursery Hampton, primary	1.13	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Marshgate Primary School Richmond, primary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Stanley Primary School Teddington, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	The Vineyard School Richmond, primary	1.07	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School London, secondary	1.04	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	St James's Catholic Primary School Twickenham, primary	1.03	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Twickenham Primary Academy Twickenham, primary	1.03	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Twickenham, primary	1.02	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Trafalgar Infant School Twickenham, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Richmond-upon-Thames, primary	0.97	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Buckingham Primary School Hampton, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Heathfield Infant School Twickenham, primary	0.93	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Nelson Primary School Twickenham, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School Teddington, primary	0.91	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	The King's Church of England Primary School Richmond, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Carlisle Infant School Hampton, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary Hampton, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Meadlands Primary School Richmond, primary	0.88	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
29	Orleans Primary School Twickenham, primary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Twickenham, primary	0.86	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Sheen Mount Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Darell Primary and Nursery School Richmond, primary	0.85	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	The Russell Primary School Richmond, primary	0.85	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Twickenham, primary	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Thomson House School London, primary	0.82	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	East Sheen Primary School London, primary	0.77	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School Teddington, primary	0.77	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Twickenham, primary	0.77	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	St Osmund's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	none held
41	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Teddington, primary	0.71	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	St Stephen's C E Primary School Twickenham, primary	0.71	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Lowther Primary School London, primary	0.67	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Richmond, primary	0.66	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Hampton High Hampton, secondary	0.53	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Teddington School Teddington, secondary	0.53	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
47	Lift Richmond Park London, secondary	0.44	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	The Richmond upon Thames School Twickenham, secondary	0.38	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Twickenham School Twickenham, secondary	0.37	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 49 schools in Richmond upon Thames have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Richmond upon Thames · How we compare schools.