Buckingham Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hampton, 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)

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Buckingham Primary School is a primary school in Hampton, Richmond upon Thames for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Buckingham 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
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

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 23 of the 39 other Richmond upon Thames primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
40.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Richmond upon Thames is 21.1%.
44 of the 75 applications (59%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Richmond upon Thames, and 21 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% 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: Buckingham Road, Hampton, TW12 3LT
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 377 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.7

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024

Strengths

“Buckingham Primary School is a welcoming and safe place where everyone is valued.”
“Pupils feel proud to be part of the inclusive school community.”
“Staff provide high-quality pastoral care, and pupils know they can rely on them to help resolve any issues or worries.”

To improve

“However, occasionally, in a few subjects, teachers use activities that do not support pupils to build their knowledge as effectively as they could.”
“This hinders how well pupils learn subject content.”
“However, attendance remains low for some pupils.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (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)	57%	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: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 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.

Hampton Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Carlisle Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hampton Hill Junior School 0.7 mi Good
Hampton Junior School 0.8 mi Outstanding
St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Heathfield Infant School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Heathfield Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Stanley Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published