Richmond Academy

Richmond Academy continues to be a good school, providing a welcoming environment where pupils feel happy and cared for. The school has high expectations for learning and behavior, leading to positive relationships between students and teachers. While most subjects feature a well-structured curriculum with effective teaching methods, some foundation subjects lack accurate assessment strategies, which can lead to gaps in pupils' knowledge. Attendance remains a concern for a small number of pupils, which could impact their overall achievement.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a wide range of creative and sporting activities.
• Leaders have designed a curriculum that meets the needs of pupils.
• Teachers effectively model phonics and provide targeted reading support.
• Pupils feel safe and well-supported in the school environment.
• Staff are dedicated and well-trained in safeguarding and supporting pupils' needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some foundation subjects is not effectively identifying gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• A small number of pupils have poor attendance.

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 Richmond Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.0% 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 Richmond Academy 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 Richmond Academy had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.5% 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, 16.5% of pupils at Richmond Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 19 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 2024–25 Richmond Academy received £7,845 and spent £7,552 for each of its 375 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £197,000 (£525 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Harmony Trust Ltd, income was £7,256 and spending £7,263 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.

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All schools in Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications

Richmond Academy is part of The Harmony Trust Ltd, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Westwood Academy Oldham
• Northmoor Academy Oldham
• Greenhill Academy Oldham
• Alt Academy Oldham
• Spotland Primary Academy Rochdale
• Norden Primary Academy Rochdale
• Greenfield Primary Academy Cheshire
• Reigate Park Primary Academy Derby
• Hackwood Primary Academy Derby
• Cavendish Close Junior Academy Derby

What is Richmond Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Richmond Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Richmond Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Richmond Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Richmond Academy have?

Richmond Academy has 389 pupils on roll.

What age range does Richmond Academy cover?

Richmond Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Richmond Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Richmond Academy?

Richmond Academy is at Winterbottom Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6HY.