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Grey Court School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ham Street, Ham, Richmond TW10 7HN · greycourt.richmond.sch.uk · 020 8948 1173
On the mapSearch near TW10 7HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 62.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Richmond upon Thames 56.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.59 mi
- 2.55 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Richmond upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,650
- 252 over 1,398 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.4%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.59 mi (2.55 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.68 mi (2.71 km). Source: Richmond upon Thames Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 365 families put the school first and 249 places were offered; 57% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 249 | 365 | 1.5▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 260 | 381 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 281 | 373 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 273 | 328 | 1.2▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 260 | 313 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.59 mi2.55 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.68 mi2.71 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.68 mi2.71 km | |
Cut-off distance on National Offer Day.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 62.8, and 78.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Richmond upon Thames it was 56.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲62.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲78.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲89.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.88 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 68.9 | +4.3 |
| Sixth form college | 6.7 | −4.2 |
| Further education | 15.5 | +0.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 163 students | B (39.4) | Average -0.05 | |
| 163 students | B (39.6) | Average -0.04 | |
| 79 students | Dist (36.4) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 154 | B (38.8) | +0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 141 | B (40.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 141 | B+ (44.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 134 | B (39.1) | +0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 95 | B- (36.4) | +0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 88 | C+ (34.3) | +0.34 |
| 2015/16 | 56 | C+ (33.5) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.4 | −5.1 |
| Further and other education | 3.1 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 1.8 | — |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Employment | 15.8 | +2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | +5.2 |
| Activity not captured | 9.1 | 0 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Grey Court School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (180 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 180
- 11% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 59 parents (33%) with SEND