Skip to main content

What says..

Confidence flying high after inspectors declared the school ‘excellent’ across the board for the first time in February 2020. Long seen as an academic back-up in a competitive area, Radnor’s ‘caring and compassionate’ approach to results has been vindicated. ‘We may not be first choice for parents who want A*s across the board’, but a careful balance of encouragement and pressure seems to be working. Indeed, we found Radnor parents to be ambitious for their children, while retaining a healthy sense of humour about it all. Many seemed relieved to have found a school where…

Read review »

What the school says...

Radnor House provides an outstanding co-educational experience for 11 to 18-year-olds in an ambitious, dynamic and fast-paced school in Twickenham. It opened its doors in September 2011 and now enjoys a roll of over 450 pupils from ages 11 to 18. We are small enough to know every child well and big enough to offer an environment where all our pupils can take advantage of a host of opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom.

Our core values are courage, excellence, perseverance and respect, which genuinely form the guiding principles by which our community operates. We also ask everyone to work hard and be kind during their time at school, doing their best as often as they can and seeking to treat others with dignity and decency.

The school was judged as ‘Excellent’ in all categories in its latest ISI inspection in February 2020. With the proposed move to Kneller Hall giving us the chance to extend our offering in all areas, it seems entirely reasonable to say that Radnor House is an excellent school with an exceptional future, and we would be delighted if your child and your family could be part of it.
...Read more

Do you know this school?

The schools we choose, and what we say about them, are founded on parents’ views. If you know this school, please share your views with us.

Please login to post a comment.

Other features

All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.

Sports

Rowing

What The Good Schools Guide says

Principal

Since September 2024, Amy Cavilla, previously head of Nonsuch High School for Girls in Cheam. BA from the University of Leeds in French and Spanish.

Entrance

Main entrance points into years 7 and 12. Reports and references from current school are important. There are around 100 places available in year 7 – entry dependent on informal group interview in the autumn term preceding the written English and maths tests. Year 12 hopefuls submit a personal statement and are then interviewed by director of the sixth form, principal or senior team member.

The intention is to gain a rounded view of every candidate while not making the process ‘too gruesome’, though we heard that it’s getting more competitive. Applicants from other Dukes schools have an unofficial edge. Siblings are given priority but only if...

Subscribe now for instant access to read The Good Schools Guide review.

Already subscribed? Login here.

Please note: Independent schools frequently offer IGCSEs or other qualifications alongside or as an alternative to GCSE. The DfE does not record performance data for these exams so independent school GCSE data is frequently misleading; parents should check the results with the schools.

Special Education Needs

Who came from where


Subscribe for instant access to in-depth reviews:

☑ 30,000 Independent, state and special schools in our parent-friendly interactive directory
☑ Instant access to in-depth UK school reviews
☑ Honest, opinionated and fearless independent reviews of over 1,000 schools
☑ Independent tutor company reviews

Try before you buy - The Charter School Southwark

Buy Now

GSG Blog >

The Good Schools Guide newsletter

Educational insight in your inbox. Sign up for our popular newsletters.