Richmond upon Thames
Unicorn School
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What the data says
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Entry, tests and fees
Fees
Full days, 8.20am – 3.15pm | £5,695
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Reception, Years 1 & 2 (Orange, Yellow & Green) | £5,795 | £1,159 | £6,954
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Years 3, 4 & 5 (Blue, Indigo & Violet) | £5,995 | £1,199 | £7,194
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Year 6 (Ultra Violet) | £6,095 | £1,219 | £7,314
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
A bursary is a means-tested reduction in tuition fees. It exists so that a child who would thrive at Unicorn is not kept out by the cost of a place.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Together, they received 66 offers from senior schools, alongside 6 scholarships and awards for academic achievement, music and drama.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
11+ results – our latest results, where our children go next, and every offer and scholarship year by year.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
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School information
| URN | 102944 |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-11 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Polly Fraley |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TW9 3JX |
| Pupils | 159 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
238 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3JX
www.unicornschool.org.uk2089483926| DfE number | 6069 |
| UKPRN | 10077589 |
| Opened | 7 Oct 1970 |
| GIAS updated | 12 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |