OFSTED
3 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
29 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
Trust
RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,047
1,047 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
336
32.1% of pupils
Male pupils
711
67.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.4 pts
below England
School
14.4%
Richmond upon Thames
11.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.2 pts
below England
School
11.1%
Richmond upon Thames
21.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Richmond upon Thames
1.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.6%
603
Any other White background
10.4%
109
Indian
5.6%
59
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
55
White and Asian
4.2%
44
Any other ethnic group
3.4%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.6%
257 of
1,047 pupils
3.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
54.2
15.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.67 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.18 pts
higher than
England
School
6.39%
Richmond upon Thames
5.21%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
14.29%
Richmond upon Thames
12.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
lower than
England
School
1.67%
Richmond upon Thames
1.14%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.7%
7.4 pts
above England
Turing House School
99.7%
Richmond upon Thames
104.2%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.