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EDUCATION GUIDE Set alongside Royal parkland, Richmond Chase offers exceptional living by award-winning developer Berkeley. Exquisite Georgian and Victorian-inspired houses set among tree-lined streets and landscaped grounds, against a backdrop of Richmond Park’s ancient woodlands and within a few minutes of its prestigious Ham Gate. Richmond Chase truly boasts an irresistible blend of sophisticated urban family living and the tranquillity of nature, all within easy reach of central London. CONTENTS Introduction.....................................................Page 6 Primary Schools...............................................Page 8 Secondary Schools...........................................Page 18 Independent Schools.......................................Page 26 Colleges and Universities................................Page 34 Richmond Chase is surrounded by some of the best schools and independent schools in London, supporting a range of educational needs for all ages. With London schools getting more competitive year on year, catchment areas play an important factor for parents looking to purchase a new home. Only a few minutes walk away from Richmond Park and positioned within easy reach of central London, Richmond Chase is a popular choice for families of all ages. PAGE 6 A5 PADDINGTON SOHO WHITE CITY EALING MAYFAIR COVENT GARDEN A 4020 4 A ACTON 2 0 Westfield HYDE PARK 2 N A4020 o r t h Kensington C ir SHEPHERD’S A Palace Buckingham c 3 u 2 Waterloo la 2 Palace r BUSH 0 KENSINGTON R o a HEATHROW d The London Harrods GUNNERSBURY WESTMINSTER Eye PARK Victoria M4 CHISWICK Hammersmith A315 A315 A4 Kew A4 Bridge 8 PIMLICO 0 VAUXHALL HAMMERSMITH 3 17 A 2 Brentford A3 BRENTFORD CHELSEA BARNES A4 A 2 Chiswick 02 8 BATTERSEA PARK 4 0 315 30 3 Battersea Park A A A Queenstown Road Barnes R IV Barnes E ROYAL BOTANIC Bridge R T GARDENS, KEW PAGE 12 H PAGE 16 WWT LONDON A Clapham WETLAND CENTRE M ES Junction MARSHGATEth CPRIMARYircular Roa SCHOOLd TWICKENHAM PRIMARY ACADEMY Sou 5 30 CLAPHAM PRIMARY SCHOOLS RICHMOND A BATTERSEA Putney BRIXTON AGE GROUP 3-11 A3 Twickenham CLAPHAM Stadium PAGE 15 COMMON A3 6 THE VINEYARD SCHOOL 31 A l Hil WANDSWORTH S Twickenham r’s o ye COMMON ut aw h C S A i S A rc 5 E 2 u 0 PUTNEY 2 l 3 M 1 ar A 1 4 R A H HEATH 8 T o R Q a Finding places at good schools is the major reason to IVE d R u e move house for many parents in London. e Wandsworth n Common ’ s TWICKENHAM R BALHAM o a d RICHMOND PARK 3 The Richmond A WIMBLEDON Golf Club PAGE 13 COMMON Tooting Bec A PAGE 10 H 2 am ST AGATHA’S CATHOLIC 1 G 9 at C e A h ve COLLIS PRIMARY SCHOOL ur nue PRIMARY SCHOOL ch London parents can pay a premium of up to 15% more R o ad to live in the catchment of good schools. WIMBLEDON Tooting Broadway TEDDINGTON Tu d o 4 r 2 Dr A ive A 3 1 Teddington 0 Wimbledon PAGE 11 A A 3 3 8 0 0 PAGE 14 FERN HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL 7 3 A Acceptance criteria for catchment areas of ST PAUL’S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL KINGSTON Ofsted-rated “outstanding” state schools are UPON based on geography, not selection which is why THAMES proximity to these schools is so important. ad Kingston Ro rt ou C on Hampt PAGE 8 All photography is indicative only. Information sourced: homesandproperty.co.uk, richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk, schoolguide.co.uk. Travel times sourced from googlemaps.co.uk. Map is not to scale, locations approximate only. Ofsted ratings sourced reports: ofsted.gov.uk. COLLIS PRIMARY SCHOOL FERN HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE GROUP 3-11 AGE GROUP 3-11 Fairfax Road Overview How it performs Richmond Road Overview How it performs Teddington Collis is a large community school with The school has an Outstanding OFSTED Kingston upon Thames Fern Hill is a three-form entry primary Fern Hill pupils score above average for TW11 9BS nursery, infant and junior departments. rating with pupils scoring above average KT2 5PE school with a 52-place nursery. It was reading and average for writing and maths. OFSTED describes the school as having in maths and average in reading and established in 1994 in response to a Overall, the school outperforms the local Website Website a “calm and purposeful atmosphere to writing. Overall, 84% of pupils meet shortfall of places in the Royal Borough authority average in all three subjects by collis.richmond.sch.uk fernhill.kingston.sch.uk which all pupils respond extremely well”. expected standards in reading, writing of Kingston. The school is now housed 78% compared with 71%. and maths compared with the local in an attractive purpose-built building. – Gender: Mixed – Gender: Mixed What to expect authority average of 81%. – Term fees: Community School Collis’ values are summed up by five ‘Cs’: – Term fees: Community School What to expect – Registration: Mid-January closing care, challenge, collaboration, courage – Registration: Mid-January closing The Good Schools guide describes Fern date for following September and creativity. It provides a nurturing and date for following September Hill as “a top-notch school” that “regularly PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY – Admission: Via the supportive environment where, despite – Admission: Via the competes with neighbouring Latchmere eAdmissions website the size of the school, each child feels eAdmissions website for unofficial ‘best in borough’ award”. It valued as an individual. The grounds has an outside environmental area, which – OFSTED Rating: Outstanding – OFSTED Rating: Outstanding accommodate extensive sports and has been developed by the parents, staff – Drive time: 13 minutes – Drive time: 5 minutes play areas, a nature trail and a heated and children which includes a pond and – Distance: 3.1 miles outdoor swimming pool. – Distance: 1.4 miles a ‘secret garden’ with a plot for each year group. Salad and vegetables grown by the children are used in the school kitchen for the children’s meals. PAGE 10 PAGE 11 MARSHGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL ST AGATHA’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE GROUP 4-11 AGE GROUP 3-11 157 Queen’s Road Overview How it performs St Agatha’s Drive Overview How it performs Richmond This inclusive, multi-cultural, multi-faith Pupils consistently score well above Kingston upon Thames St Agatha’s is a Catholic school serving The schools results in maths perform, TW10 6HY school is larger than the average primary average on both reading and maths and KT2 5TY mainly, but not exclusively, Catholic above average. Overall, 75% of pupils school, with around 450 pupils, aged 4-11. latest figures show that 95% of pupils are families and their children from the meet expected standards across these Website Website Its ambition is that every child is happy, meeting the expected standards in reading, age of 3-11. subjects compared with the local authority marshgate.richmond.sch.uk stagathas.school moral, positive, independent, multi-lingual writing and maths. average of 71%. and caring. What to expect – Gender: Mixed – Gender: Mixed In a letter from OFSTED, the school is – Term fees: Community School What to expect – Term fees: Converter credited for having “cultivated a climate – Registration: Mid-January closing Far from feeling overcrowded, Marshgate’s Academy School of respect and tolerance and prioritised date for following September high specification building is set in – Registration: Mid-January closing the spiritual and emotional well-being PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY – Admission: Via the landscaped grounds with spacious play date for following September of pupils and staff. As a result, pupils are eAdmissions website areas, green areas, ecology area and pond. – Admission: Via the happy and show the utmost respect for The building is equipped with the very each other and the adults who work – OFSTED Rating: Outstanding eAdmissions website latest technology both in classrooms and with them.” – Drive time: 9 minutes – OFSTED Rating: Good in central resources areas. Each classroom – Drive time: 6 minutes – Distance: 2.9 miles is resourced with carefully chosen new and up-to-date teaching/learning and – Distance: 1.3 miles curriculum equipment. PAGE 12 PAGE 13 ST PAUL’S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL THE VINEYARD SCHOOL AGE GROUP 4-11 AGE GROUP 4-11 Princes Road Overview How it performs Friars Stile Road Overview How it performs Kingston upon Thames St Paul’s Primary School, Kingston Hill is Overall, St Paul’s pupils exceed expected Richmond Hidden away on the crest of Richmond Pupils score above average in reading, KT2 6AZ proud of its distinctive Christian character standards in reading, writing and maths, TW10 6NE Hill, a short distance from the river and writing and maths, with the 92% of pupils and close links with its church community. scoring 74% compared with the local Richmond Park, The Vineyard benefits meeting expected standards, compared Website Website authority average of 71%. As individual from an unusually secluded and rural with the local authority average of 81%. stpaulskh.kingston.sch.uk vineyard.richmond.sch.uk What to expect subjects, each is scored as average, with environment. It has an excellent reputation The school has an excellent reputation considerable improvement seen over time locally with a high ratio of applications to – Gender: Mixed – Gender: Mixed for the pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and in writing. available places. – Term fees: Voluntary Aided School cultural development and is recognised – Term fees: Community School – Registration: Mid-January closing for the quality of its art and music. In its – Registration: Mid-January closing What to expect date for following September most recent OFSTED report, two areas date for following September The school focuses on developing a PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY – Admission: Via the were rated as outstanding: Personal – Admission: Via the lifelong love of learning and a fearless eAdmissions website development, behaviour and welfare eAdmissions website approach to facing challenges.