School admissions in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames)
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 9 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Richmond (Richmond upon Thames) first 240 times for 260 places: 0.92 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Richmond upon Thames authority's 40 schools. 2 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2024 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Marshgate Primary School, to 0.78 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
9 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshgate Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 1258.32 m (≈0.78 mi) |
| The Vineyard School | 1.07 | 60 | 830 m (≈0.52 mi) |
| St Richard's Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 7 | not published |
| The King's Church of England Primary School | 0.91 | 56 | 591 m (≈0.37 mi) |
| Meadlands Primary School | 0.88 | 17 | 766 m (≈0.48 mi) |
| Darell Primary and Nursery School | 0.85 | 26 | not published |
| The Russell Primary School | 0.85 | 26 | 2644 m (≈1.64 mi) |
| Kew Riverside Primary School | 0.67 | 9 | 1499 m (≈0.93 mi) |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.66 | 29 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.