Grey Court School
About Grey Court School
Grey Court School sits in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, a local authority with twelve state secondary schools. Among them, it ranks second by Progress 8 score, placing it just behind Orleans Park School, which sits 1.3 kilometres away and is also rated Outstanding. The other top-performing peers in the borough are Waldegrave School and Turing House School. Grey Court’s Progress 8 score of 0.85 puts it well above the local authority average of 0.41, and nationally it sits in the top five percent of schools. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 260 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 1,638 applications, with 381 families putting it as their first preference. That works out to 6.3 applicants per place, and only 235 first-preference offers were made. It is a mixed, non-denominational secondary with a sixth form, serving 1,631 pupils — well over its official capacity of 1,398.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
9 Feb 2024Latest monitoring visit (9 Feb 2024): School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted, 2 Feb 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
12Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
17Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:30 – 15:15
Source: greycourt.richmond.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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