Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
Free schools
The Richmond upon Thames School
- Pupils on roll
- 760of 786 places
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 151
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 26 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
The Richmond upon Thames School has no sixth form. Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 19% moved to a sixth form college, 40% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.0 against 46.1 across England and 56.6 in Richmond upon Thames, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: 1% took an apprenticeship and 1% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 149 | 1,891 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 19% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 40% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.0 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 65% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 81% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 42% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 | 5.22 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.0 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.0 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 27% | 20% | 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.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 150 | 99% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 74% |
| Mathematics | 150 | 99% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 80% |
| English Literature | 150 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 88 | 58% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 66% |
| History | 85 | 56% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 75% |
| Geography | 69 | 46% | 41% | 28% | 25% | 77% |
| Chemistry | 60 | 40% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 85% |
| Physics | 60 | 40% | 23% | 32% | 46% | 80% |
| Biology | 60 | 40% | 23% | 35% | 45% | 88% |
| Media Studies | 51 | 34% | 4% | 4% | 20% | 69% |
| Spanish | 43 | 28% | 19% | 35% | 27% | 77% |
| Design and Technology | 39 | 26% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 56% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 21% | 11% | 10% | 24% | 84% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 19% | 13% | 41% | 30% | 69% |
| Drama | 27 | 18% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 89% |
| Music | 23 | 15% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 65% |
| French | 21 | 14% | 18% | 67% | 29% | 95% |
| Fine Art | 20 | 13% | 9% | 5% | 28% | 75% |
| Citizenship Studies | 18 | 12% | 3% | 11% | 19% | 72% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 9% | 31% | 15% | 32% | 69% |
| Turkish | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 23 | — | — |
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
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,175 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 61.8
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.