Richard Atkins Primary School

Richard Atkins Primary School continues to maintain a good standard of education. Pupils thrive in a safe and respectful environment where they are encouraged to participate in various community activities. The school's leaders have implemented a well-structured curriculum that helps students build on their knowledge year after year. Although most pupils are satisfied, there are concerns regarding the integration of the early years curriculum into the overall structure, which could hinder a smooth transition from Reception to Year 1. The school also places a high priority on reading and supports all students, including those with special educational needs, ensuring their progress.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy, safe, and proud of their school community.
• High expectations for behavior lead to calm and orderly classes.
• Well-designed curriculum promotes retention of knowledge.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Effective reading program helps pupils catch up quickly.
• Teachers have good subject knowledge and provide appropriate adaptations.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years curriculum lacks integration with the whole school curriculum.
• Subject leaders in early years do not fully understand their subjects.

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 Richard Atkins Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Richard Atkins Primary 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 Richard Atkins Primary School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 43.4% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Richard Atkins Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 5 pupils.

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 2025–26 Richard Atkins Primary School received £13,130 and spent £12,560 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £487,000 (£2,394 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).

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What is Richard Atkins Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Richard Atkins Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Richard Atkins Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Richard Atkins Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Richard Atkins Primary School have?

Richard Atkins Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Richard Atkins Primary School cover?

Richard Atkins Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Richard Atkins Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Richard Atkins Primary School?

Richard Atkins Primary School is at New Park Road, London, SW2 4JP.