Teddington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Richmond upon Thames
Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9PJ
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/11/2021
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
23.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,405
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,440 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
141 of 162 families who put it first got an offer
260
Places offered
1049
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 162 | 141 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 202 | 60 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 252 | 37 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 433 | 22 | ● 5% |
| Total | 1049 | 260 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Richmond upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 440 applications came from outside the council area (112 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Grills
- Address
- Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9PJ
- Phone
- 02089430033
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Hampton Wick & South Teddington · Twickenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138460
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
1,405 pupils · 1,440 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
28 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Strong standard - 21
17 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,198 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.23 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.94 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 58.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.37 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 236 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.01 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25% | 17% |
| A-level students | 106 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 236 | 42% | 70% | 84% | |
| English Language | 236 | 28% | 70% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 234 | 33% | 74% | 85% | |
| Geography | 137 | 42% | 74% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 118 | 14% | 44% | 62% | |
| Biology | 117 | 48% | 89% | 98% | |
| Physics | 117 | 59% | 91% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 117 | 56% | 90% | 96% | |
| History | 104 | 31% | 71% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 83 | 24% | 65% | 82% | |
| French | 69 | 65% | 91% | 96% | |
| German | 65 | 37% | 88% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 44 | 16% | 50% | 66% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 3% | 20% | 49% | |
| Biology | 33 | 12% | 48% | 73% | |
| Physics | 21 | 10% | 48% | 62% | |
| Economics | 21 | 5% | 19% | 38% | |
| Geography | 20 | 5% | 40% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 6% | 56% | 63% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 7% | 27% | 40% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 8% | 33% | 67% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 11 | 9% | 64% | 91% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 20% | 80% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 25129: Teddington School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Richmond upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.