The Vineyard School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Richmond, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.04 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)

0.52

All

1.21

1.04

20202023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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The Vineyard School is a primary school in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

The Vineyard 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	1.04 mi
Reception 2025	1.21 mi
Reception 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	0.52 mi

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

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.04 miles away, the 6th shortest of 12 Richmond upon Thames primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2020.
Reception 2026 had 64 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 30% 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: Friars Stile Road, Richmond, TW10 6NE
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 516 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 5.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.3

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 7 November 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are happy, feel safe and enjoy school.”
“They want to come to school and attend regularly.”
“Pupils live up to leaders’ high expectations for their behaviour.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects, teaching is not adapted well enough to check and address pupils’ misconceptions.”
“This means that pupils’ knowledge and understanding is not secure or fully developed.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 January 2024 (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)	86%	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: 64 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 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 Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Deer Park School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Marshgate Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Russell Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Sheen Mount Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Orleans Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
St Stephen's C E Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published