St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Pupils

1,175 census January 2026

Capacity

1,097

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Mrs Sorrel Simmons

Trust

ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Address

Clifden Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 4LT

Borough

Richmond upon Thames

Telephone

02083254630

DfE reference (URN)

149297

Website

strichardreynolds.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

200 first-preference applications and 987 applications naming it at any preference for 192 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Richmond upon Thames: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 62.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93% were offered one of their preferences (2,021 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2023/24: 58.7
  61.8This school56.6Richmond upon Thames46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 72%
  72%This school65%Richmond upon Thames45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2023/24: 91%
  89%This school81%Richmond upon Thames65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2023/24: 58%
  49%This school54%Richmond upon Thames40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2023/24: 5.42
  5.71This school5.22Richmond upon Thames4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 178 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2023/24: B-
  B-This schoolBRichmond upon ThamesB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2023/24: 35.8
  35This school39.1Richmond upon Thames35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2023/24: 35.6
  34.6This school39.4Richmond upon Thames35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2023/24: 18%
  15%This school26%Richmond upon Thames18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.05
  -0.06This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 114 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

9% January 2026

English as an additional language

32.8%

Receiving SEN support

7.6%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3.4%

Girls / boys

44% / 56%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

4.6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

8.5%

Pupils per teacher

18.1 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,080

Pupils on roll

1,140

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School and The Richmond upon Thames School0.4 miles apart
• St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School and Orleans Park School0.6 miles apart
• St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School and Waldegrave School0.9 miles apart
• St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School and Grey Court School1.1 miles apart

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