OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 July 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
19 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
Trust
BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
774
774 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
373
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
401
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.5 pts
above England
School
35.3%
Richmond upon Thames
11.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
23.0 pts
above England
School
43.3%
Richmond upon Thames
21.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.9 pts
above England
School
4.9%
Richmond upon Thames
1.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.8%
277
Any other White background
18.5%
143
Indian
7.6%
59
Any other Asian background
5.8%
45
Any other ethnic group
5.6%
43
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
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
19.0%
147 of
774 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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
46.5
7.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.20 · 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
7.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.28 pts
higher than
England
School
7.50%
Richmond upon Thames
5.21%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.35 pts
higher than
England
School
21.17%
Richmond upon Thames
12.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
higher than
England
School
2.80%
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.