School admissions in 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. 46 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.
Reception places, September 2026
40 schools. 12 received more first preferences than they had places.
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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
11 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Park School | 1.94 | 207 | 3546 m (≈2.20 mi) |
| Turing House School | 1.68 | 153 | not published |
| Grey Court School | 1.47 | 249 | 1349 m (≈0.84 mi) |
| Waldegrave School | 1.42 | 212 | not published |
| Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School | 1.15 | 149 | not published |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | 1.04 | 192 | not published |
| Teddington School | 0.53 | 260 | 5080 m (≈3.16 mi) |
| Hampton High | 0.53 | 180 | 2846 m (≈1.77 mi) |
| Lift Richmond Park | 0.44 | 256 | 9115 m (≈5.66 mi) |
| The Richmond upon Thames School | 0.38 | 183 | 3682 m (≈2.29 mi) |
| Twickenham School | 0.37 | 226 | 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.