The German School
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Financial assistance
Bursaries or scholarships are referenced on the school website.
How is the school financed? As a recognized German school abroad, we receive financial support from the German Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) in accordance with the German Schools Abroad Act
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Entry requirements
2026: Registration Each spring, prospective families are invited to visit our big annual Open Day for all school areas
Verification
School information
| URN | 102945 |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Oliver Schmitz |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TW10 7AH |
| Latest pupils | 899 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Douglas House, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AH
www.dslondon.org.uk2089402510| DfE number | 6070 |
| UKPRN | 10018238 |
| Opened | 9 Sept 1971 |
| GIAS updated | 9 Sept 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |