Twickenham Primary Academy

Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.26 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)

1.18

1.80

All

1.26

2020202320242026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Twickenham Primary Academy is a primary school in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Richmond upon Thames and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Twickenham Primary Academy 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	1.26 mi
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	1.80 mi
Reception 2020	1.18 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 1.26 miles away, about the same as in 2020, though the distance has swung sharply between some years.
That 1.26 miles was the 5th longest of the 12 Richmond upon Thames primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.13 miles.
Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 20% 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: 57 Colne Road, Twickenham, TW2 6QF
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 380 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.8

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024

Strengths

“Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), thrive at this inclusive and nurturing school.”
“Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging, which means that they want to attend school.”
“Pupils and their families spoke of how the school knows them well.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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)	68%	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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.

Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Trafalgar Junior School 0.4 mi Good
Trafalgar Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
St James's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Chase Bridge Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Stanley Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published