Kew Green Preparatory School
Kew Green Preparatory School is an independent school in Richmond for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 196 pupils and room for 270.
Layton House, Ferry Lane, Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3AF020 8948 5999kgps.co.ukMr Aidan McLaughlin head masterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Richmond upon Thames council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 196 | 240 | 259 | 268 | 275 | 256 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 26% | 24% | 28% | 22% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Dragon Primary School | Council | 500 m | 385 | Good 2022 | 46 | Compare |
| Kew House | Independent | 580 m | 467 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kew College | Independent | 690 m | 262 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Strand-on-the-Green Junior School | Council | 700 m | 364 | Report card 2026 | 94 | Compare |
| Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School | Council | 700 m | 323 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| The King's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 700 m | 397 | Good 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Broomfield House School | Independent | 800 m | 160 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lionel Primary School | Council | 960 m | 611 | No overall grade 2025 | 90 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kew Green Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Kew Green Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Kew Green Preparatory School have?
196 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 270 places, so it is 73% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Layton House, Ferry Lane, Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3AF
- Telephone
- 020 8948 5999
- Website
- www.kgps.co.uk
- Head Master
- Mr Aidan McLaughlin
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward
- Kew
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 16 February 2005 (new provision)
- URN
- 134932 · LAESTAB 3186081 · UKPRN 10072367
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.