What schools serve Twickenham?

There are 28 schools in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, including Heathfield Junior School, Heathfield Infant School, Orleans Primary School, Trafalgar Junior School, Trafalgar Infant School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Twickenham?

Twickenham has 15 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. There are also 8 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Twickenham?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Twickenham, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Twickenham schools are set by Richmond upon Thames and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Richmond upon Thames admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Twickenham?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Twickenham are set by Richmond upon Thames as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Twickenham

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Twickenham is part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, with 28 schools - 15 primaries and 5 secondaries. Richmond upon Thames uses straight-line distance as the tiebreaker for community schools and consistently records some of the shortest last-offered distances in London for popular schools. Twickenham's primaries cover several distinct neighbourhoods including St Margarets, Whitton, and the riverside areas around Eel Pie Island.

Secondary schools in Twickenham include Waldegrave School (girls' comprehensive), Orleans Park School, Turing House School, and The Richmond upon Thames School. All are non-selective comprehensives; the borough has no grammar schools. The nearby Kingston upon Thames border means some Twickenham addresses may be closer to The Tiffin Girls' School or Tiffin School - although these are highly selective, some families in the south of Twickenham apply.

School demand in Twickenham

Across the 25 schools in Twickenham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 7 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

6 schools in Twickenham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

6 of the schools in Twickenham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Richmond upon Thames, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

9 of the schools in Twickenham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Twickenham: 2 oversubscribed (15)

Heathfield Junior School

Primary · Community school

Twickenham · TW2 6EN

Ages 7-11 410 pupils Capacity 400

Heathfield Infant School

Primary · Community school

Twickenham · TW2 6EN

Ages 3-7 296 pupils Capacity 348

Orleans Primary School

Primary · Community school

Twickenham · TW1 3EN

Ages 3-11 442 pupils Capacity 458

Trafalgar Junior School

Primary · Community school

Twickenham · TW2 5EG

Ages 7-11 289 pupils Capacity 300

Trafalgar Infant School

Primary · Community school

Twickenham · TW2 5EH

Ages 5-7 138 pupils Capacity 180

Chase Bridge Primary School

Primary · Community school

Twickenham · TW2 7DE

Ages 3-11 667 pupils Capacity 630