The German School
The German School is an independent school in Richmond for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 859 pupils and room for 900.
Douglas House, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH020 8940 2510dslondon.org.ukMr Oliver Schmitz headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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
Admissions policy not published.
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 | 859 | 899 | 887 | 864 | 820 | 842 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Russell Primary School | Council | 110 m | 207 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
| Grey Court School | Academy | 870 m | 1,650 | Outstanding 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Thomas's College | Independent | 970 m | 304 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Vineyard School | Council | 0.7 miles | 516 | Good 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Orleans Park School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,403 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Deer Park School | Free school | 0.8 miles | 417 | Outstanding 2024 | 100 | Compare |
| The Old Vicarage School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 227 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Richard's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 153 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The German School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The German School yet.
How many pupils does The German School have?
859 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 900 places, so it is 95% full.
Does The German School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Douglas House, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, TW10 7AH
- Telephone
- 020 8940 2510
- Website
- www.dslondon.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Schmitz
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 September 1971
- URN
- 102945 · LAESTAB 3186070 · UKPRN 10018238
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.