Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
Academy sponsor led
Twickenham School
- Pupils on roll
- 774
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 126
- Ofsted
- Report card, 9 December 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Twickenham Academy (URN 136104, until 1 November 2016).
What the data says
Of the 75 pupils who finished Year 11 at Twickenham School in 2023, 7% moved to a sixth form college, 48% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.5 against 46.1 across England and 56.6 in Richmond upon Thames, with 40% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Twickenham School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 75 | 1,891 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 23% | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 24% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Twickenham School | Richmond upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.5 | 56.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 65% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 81% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 5.22 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.8 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.1 | 60.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 40% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 123 | 98% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 69% |
| English Language | 122 | 97% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 66% |
| English Literature | 120 | 95% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 74% |
| Geography | 68 | 54% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 63% |
| Combined Science | 68 | 54% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 43% |
| History | 59 | 47% | 41% | 5% | 26% | 39% |
| Physics | 53 | 42% | 23% | 43% | 46% | 85% |
| Chemistry | 53 | 42% | 23% | 36% | 47% | 85% |
| Biology | 53 | 42% | 23% | 40% | 45% | 89% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 41% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 58% |
| Art and Design | 37 | 29% | 7% | 14% | 24% | 62% |
| Physical Education | 37 | 29% | 11% | 14% | 24% | 62% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 36 | 29% | 8% | 44% | 21% | 89% |
| Drama | 34 | 27% | 7% | 24% | 27% | 68% |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 16% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 70% |
| French | 13 | 10% | 18% | 54% | 29% | 85% |
| German | 11 | 9% | 5% | 36% | 33% | 82% |
| Music | 10 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| Polish | 6 | 5% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Russian | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 3 | 2% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Latin | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Persian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 32 | — | — |
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.