Find the best primary schools in Richmond upon Thames. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Richmond upon Thames has 45 primary schools, all in Richmond upon Thames council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 45, 17 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Richmond upon Thames primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes Primary School | Mixed | 5.0 / 5 |
| St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 5.0 / 5 |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.9 / 5 |
| Deer Park School | Mixed | 4.9 / 5 |
| East Sheen Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Thomson House School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School |
There are 45 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 45 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames, 17 have a religious character: 10 Church of England and 7 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Barnes Primary School (5.0), St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School (5.0), St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School (4.9), Deer Park School (4.9) and East Sheen Primary School (4.8). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 45 schools here, 43 have enough published data for a rating.
| Church of England |
| 4.8 / 5 |
| Hampton Infant School and Nursery | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Collis Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.8 / 5 |
| Marshgate Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| St James's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.7 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.7 / 5 |
| Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.6 / 5 |
| St Stephen's C E Primary School | Church of England | 4.6 / 5 |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 4.6 / 5 |
| Carlisle Infant School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Hampton Junior School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Hampton Hill Junior School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Sheen Mount Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| The Vineyard School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Chase Bridge Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| The King's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Lowther Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Heathfield Infant School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| The Russell Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.3 / 5 |
| Trafalgar Junior School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Orleans Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Trafalgar Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Richard's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.2 / 5 |
| Meadlands Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Stanley Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Twickenham Primary Academy | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Nelson Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Kew Riverside Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Heathfield Junior School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Buckingham Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Darell Primary and Nursery School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
| St Osmund's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.