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The Harrodian School

Mixed · ages 4–18 · with sixth formRichmond upon Thames, London · London SW13 9QNSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,034of 1,050 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
96
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where The Harrodian School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

A level grades average A-, well above the England average of B-; 31% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Economics and Psychology.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 61% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Richmond upon Thames and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThe Harrodian SchoolRichmond upon ThamesEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)75.456.646.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths96%65%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths97%81%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects62%54%41%
EBacc average point score6.935.224.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort18%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils39.434.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils60.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language20%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Literature9498%86%86%21%100%
English Language9498%89%70%20%100%
Mathematics9397%88%80%22%100%
Biology5961%23%75%45%100%
Physics5961%23%83%46%100%
Chemistry5961%23%80%47%100%
Spanish4446%19%75%27%100%
Geography4244%41%88%25%100%
Business Studies4143%18%68%20%100%
French3739%18%86%29%100%
Combined Science3435%65%47%9%100%
History3435%41%82%26%97%
Religious Studies2930%31%93%32%100%
Drama2021%7%85%27%100%
Art and Design2021%7%70%24%100%
3D Design1617%2%88%16%100%
Italian1516%0%87%53%100%
Physical Education1314%11%85%24%100%
Computer Science1213%13%58%30%100%
Latin99%1%100%74%100%
Media Studies99%4%89%20%100%
Film Studies99%1%100%20%100%
Classical Civilisation99%1%100%40%100%
Music77%5%100%33%100%
German33%5%33%
Persian11%0%77%
Chinese11%1%75%
Turkish11%0%71%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThe Harrodian SchoolRichmond upon ThamesEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study186
— of whom A level students94934261,341
Average A level gradeA-BB-
Average points per A level entry48.0539.1435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsA-BB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects31%26%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics4144%31%
Economics2324%13%
Psychology2324%23%
History1718%13%
Business Studies1617%13%
Biology1516%20%
Physics1516%12%
Philosophy1213%1%
3D Design1213%1%
Politics1112%6%
Chemistry910%17%
History of Art910%0%
English Literature910%11%
Art and Design89%1%
Drama89%2%
Physical Education89%3%
English Language77%4%
Graphic Communication77%2%
Further Mathematics77%5%
Photography66%3%
Music0%
Spanish2%
Polish0%
French1%
Religious Studies4%
Geography10%
Italian0%
Latin0%
Russian0%
Classical Civilisation1%
Media Studies4%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)910%

Other secondary schools in Richmond upon Thames

Grey Court School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,650 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 62.8

Hampton High

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 847 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.5

Lift Richmond Park

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,046 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.1

Orleans Park School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,403 pupils

97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.4

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.