Tower House School
Tower House School is an independent school in London for boys aged 4 to 13. It has 181 pupils and room for 188.
188 Sheen Lane, Richmond, East Sheen, London, SW14 8LF020 8876 3323thsboys.org.ukMr Neill Lunnon headmasterAll 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 | 181 | 174 | 173 | 174 | 181 | 186 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 29% | 0% | 26% | 22% | 21% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheen Mount Primary School | Council | 590 m | 598 | Good 2022 | 98 | Compare |
| Lift Richmond Park | Academy | 620 m | 1,046 | Good 2022 | 83 | Compare |
| Thomson House School | Free school | 680 m | 366 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 840 m | 152 | Good 2024 | 85 | Compare |
| East Sheen Primary School | Council | 920 m | 593 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Roehampton Hospital School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 18 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 309 | No overall grade 2025 | 90 | Compare |
| Roehampton Gate School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 44 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Tower House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Tower House School yet.
How many pupils does Tower House School have?
181 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 188 places, so it is 96% full. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 188 Sheen Lane, Richmond, East Sheen, London, SW14 8LF
- Telephone
- 020 8876 3323
- Website
- www.thsboys.org.uk
- Headmaster
- Mr Neill Lunnon
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward
- East Sheen
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 16 October 1957
- URN
- 102937 · LAESTAB 3186009 · UKPRN 10018438
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.