The Old Vicarage School
The Old Vicarage School is an independent school in Richmond for girls aged 3 to 11. It has 227 pupils and room for 240.
48 Richmond Hill, Richmond, TW10 6QX020 8940 0922oldvicarageschool.comMrs Clare Strickland headmistressAll 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 | 227 | 213 | 209 | 220 | 215 | 225 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 30% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 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 Vineyard School | Council | 430 m | 516 | Good 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Deer Park School | Free school | 570 m | 417 | Outstanding 2024 | 100 | Compare |
| Thomas's College | Independent | 600 m | 304 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 690 m | 212 | Outstanding 2023 | 100 | Compare |
| King's House School | Independent | 720 m | 418 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) | Further education | 900 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School | Church of England | 0.6 miles | 1,050 | Report card 2026 | 79 | Compare |
| Marshgate Primary School | Council | 0.6 miles | 389 | No overall grade 2025 | 97 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Old Vicarage School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Old Vicarage School yet.
How many pupils does The Old Vicarage School have?
227 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 240 places, so it is 95% full. It is a girls' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 48 Richmond Hill, Richmond, TW10 6QX
- Telephone
- 020 8940 0922
- Website
- www.oldvicarageschool.com
- Headmistress
- Mrs Clare Strickland
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- 1 January 1945
- URN
- 102935 · LAESTAB 3186005 · UKPRN 10080789
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.