Lowther Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)

All

1.08

0.78

All

20202023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Lowther Primary School is a primary school in London, Richmond upon Thames for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Lowther Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	0.78 mi
Reception 2024	1.08 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 40 Richmond upon Thames primary schools.
Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Richmond upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Stillingfleet Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9AE
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 244 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 11 January 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are very happy and safe here.”
“They achieve well and take pride in being a part of the ‘Lowther family’.”
“Pupils are confident that staff will help them if they have any concerns or worries.”

To improve

“Sometimes, however, adults do not correct pupils when they mispronounce some sounds.”
“When this happens, pupils find it difficult to blend sounds together to read words correctly.”
“This affects their fluency when reading.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	79%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Richmond upon Thames.

St Osmund's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Barnes Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
East Sheen Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Thomson House School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Kew Riverside Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The King's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
Darell Primary and Nursery School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published