East Sheen Primary School

About East Sheen Primary School

East Sheen Primary School sits within the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, a local authority with 46 primary schools, 16 of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school ranks 21st out of 38 primaries in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top 25% nationally. Its closest Outstanding-rated neighbour is Barnes Primary School, half a kilometre away, while the top-performing peers in the area include Deer Park School and St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School, both scoring 93 on the same ranking metric. With 590 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, East Sheen is a large, non-denominational, mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Harry Page.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, East Sheen received Outstanding grades across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2008, where early years provision was rated Requires Improvement. At key stage 2 in 2023/24, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, slightly above the LA average of 76%. The school performed particularly well in reading and maths, with 86% of pupils reaching the expected standard in each subject, and average scaled scores of 109 in both. At the higher standard, 27% of pupils achieved the top marks across all three subjects, with 58% reaching that level in reading and 56% in maths.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 331 applications for 89 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.72, with 85 first-preference applications resulting in 64 offers. Facilities include playing fields, a gymnasium, a sensory room, a dining hall and a chapel. Sports on offer are cricket, football, swimming and netball, while clubs range from science and coding to gardening, drama, choir and book club. The school provides for a wide range of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, dyslexia, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health support, as well as a resourced provision. This is a strong, well-regarded local option for families who want a high-performing, inclusive primary with a broad extracurricular offer, though securing a place is competitive.

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