School profile

Twickenham School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Twickenham, TW2 6JW

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#1,152 of 3,312

Better than 65% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Twickenham School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 9 Dec 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils774 of 1,050 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Jonathon Lisseman
TrustBOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityRichmond upon Thames
Opened01 Nov 2016
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 143420.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolRichmond upon ThamesEngland
Attainment 8 score48.956.946.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%80.7%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths38.9%66.1%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths16.8%28.6%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths58%77.9%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4131--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils774
Girls373
Boys401
Eligible for free school meals35.3%
First language not English43.3%
SEN support120
EHC plan27
Average class size27.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
35.8%
Other White
18.5%
Indian
7.6%
Other Asian
5.8%
Other ethnic group
5.6%
Other mixed
4.7%
African
4.3%
White and Black Caribbean
3.6%
Pakistani
3.6%
White and Asian
1.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolRichmond upon ThamesEngland
Overall absence6.8%6.5%8%
Persistent absence21.5%15.8%21.6%
Severe absence1.6%2.4%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)226
Applications (Year 7)447
First preference applications (Year 7)84
First preference offers (Year 7)84
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)220

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,050
Pupils on roll768
Unfilled places26.9%
Sixth form places150
Sixth form pupils on roll0

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult13.4
Teachers (FTE)46.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)3.82
Support staff (FTE)23.95
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2546.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2532.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253.6
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/2510.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate7.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0.5%
Permanent exclusions4

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination93.4%
Staying in education89.8%
Further education40.9%
School sixth form30.7%
Sixth form college18.2%
Not sustained4.4%
Apprenticeship2.2%
Employment1.5%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Twickenham School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryHeathfield Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryHeathfield Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryBishop Perrin Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.5 miSecondaryTuring House SchoolFree schools
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryTrafalgar Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryNelson Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miSecondaryWaldegrave SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimaryTrafalgar Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miNot applicableThe Mall SchoolOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Twickenham School

What is Twickenham School's Ofsted rating?

Twickenham School is rated Good, last inspected on 9 Dec 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Twickenham School rank in England?

Twickenham School ranks 1,152 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (better than 65% of schools).

How many pupils attend Twickenham School?

Twickenham School has 774 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 1,050.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.