Deer Park School

Deer Park School continues to uphold its status as an outstanding institution since its last inspection in July 2018. The school is characterized by a strong community spirit, with effective collaboration among leaders, staff, parents, and students. The emphasis on the school's 'HEART' values has fostered an environment where pupils flourish socially and academically, contributing positively to school life. The ambitious and well-balanced curriculum not only delivers academic rigor but also enhances students' personal growth through various enrichment activities and a strong focus on reading.

Strengths

• Exceptional community spirit and collaboration among all stakeholders.
• High academic achievements and outcomes for all pupils.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum across a variety of subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Highly skilled teaching staff who excel in developing pupils' vocabulary and understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Deer Park School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Deer Park School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Deer Park School had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.2% of pupils at Deer Park School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Deer Park School received £7,777 and spent £7,312 for each of its 389 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £102,000 (-£263 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Bellevue Place Education Trust, income was £7,796 and spending £7,790 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Richmond Upon Thames · Richmond upon Thames local authority: places and applications

Deer Park School is part of Bellevue Place Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Rutherford House School London
• Kilburn Grange School London
• Watling Park School Barnet
• Whitehall Park School London
• Dollis Primary School London
• Halley House School London
• Braywick Court School Maidenhead
• Evendons Primary School Wokingham
• Rivermead Primary School Reading
• Whiteknights Primary School Reading

What is Deer Park School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Deer Park School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Deer Park School last inspected by Ofsted?

Deer Park School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Deer Park School have?

Deer Park School has 417 pupils on roll.

What age range does Deer Park School cover?

Deer Park School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Deer Park School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Deer Park School?

Deer Park School is at 389 Richmond Road, Twickenham, Surrey, TW1 2EF.