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Darell Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Niton Road, Richmond TW9 4LH · darell.richmond.sch.uk · 020 8876 6721
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 39%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Richmond upon Thames 78%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Richmond upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 192
- 46% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 39.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Richmond upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 5.07 mi8.16 km | |
The council shows all preferences as met at offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Richmond upon Thames it was 78%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼39% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Darell Primary and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 79
- 39% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (20%) with SEND