Richmond Hill Primary Academy

Richmond Hill Primary Academy is performing well overall. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is strong in attendance and behaviour, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing. Pupils are happy, feel safe, behave very well, and attendance is above the national average with persistent absence falling markedly. Inclusion is at the heart of the school's vision, and pupils with SEND or from disadvantaged backgrounds are well supported. Academic outcomes are broadly in line with national averages. Early years and phonics give pupils a positive start, and the multiplication tables check has been above the national average over time. Reading, writing and mathematics are generally secure, and disadvantaged pupils achieve well with narrowing gaps. However, achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, and leadership and governance are judged at expected standard rather than strong. Some subjects are taught highly effectively, but this is not consistent across the curriculum; at times tasks do not encourage deep thinking, and some pupils do not develop detailed knowledge in some subjects. Early years could also provide more time for play to deepen learning. The school is part of The Rose Learning Trust. Leaders are clear and committed, governance is effective, staff feel well supported, and parents are very positive, particularly about SEND support. The main next step is for teachers to make consistently effective choices about what and how to teach across the curriculum, including in early years, so that pupils achieve even more highly.

Strengths

• Attendance is above the national average and persistent absence has fallen markedly.
• Pupils behave very well; behaviour is calm, orderly and purposeful.
• Inclusion is at the heart of the school's vision, with early and accurate identification of needs.
• Pupils with SEND receive high-quality, expert support and teachers adapt teaching skilfully.
• The pupil premium strategy is carefully thought out and rooted in research.
• Personal development is carefully planned and woven through the curriculum and wider school life.
• Pupils develop secure knowledge of protected characteristics and fundamental British values.
• Pupils have many opportunities to develop talents and interests, including learning a musical instrument.
• Academic outcomes are broadly in line with national averages, with above-average multiplication tables check outcomes over time.
• Reading and phonics are taught well, and pupils secure the basics in a timely way.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve well, and gaps with other pupils nationally are narrowing.
• Leaders are clear and committed, with a research-informed approach to curriculum and teaching.
• Staff feel well supported with workload and professional development.
• Governance is effective, with trustees and governors providing appropriate support and challenge.
• Parents are very positive about the school, especially about SEND support.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers' choices about what to teach and how are not consistently effective across all subjects.
• In some subjects, teaching does not consistently help pupils learn the particular ways of thinking and working that those subjects demand.
• At times, tasks do not encourage pupils to think deeply for themselves.
• Some pupils do not develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum in some subjects.
• Early years could provide more time for play to deepen children's learning further.
• Academic outcomes are broadly in line with national averages rather than consistently above them.

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 Hill Primary Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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 Hill Primary 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 Hill Primary Academy had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.1% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Richmond Hill Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Hill Primary Academy received £6,434 and spent £6,252 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £103,000 (£250 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Rose Learning Trust, income was £6,563 and spending £6,320 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 Doncaster · Doncaster local authority: places and applications

Richmond Hill Primary Academy is part of The Rose Learning Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Balby Central Primary Academy Doncaster
• Scawsby Junior Academy Doncaster
• Woodfield Primary School Doncaster
• Town Field Primary School Doncaster
• Lakeside Primary Academy Doncaster
• Hatchell Wood Primary Academy Doncaster
• Owston Park Primary Academy Doncaster
• Crowle Primary Academy Crowle
• Scawby Academy Brigg
• Hibaldstow Academy Brigg

What is Richmond Hill Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Richmond Hill Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Richmond Hill Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Richmond Hill Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Richmond Hill Primary Academy have?

Richmond Hill Primary Academy has 414 pupils on roll.

What age range does Richmond Hill Primary Academy cover?

Richmond Hill Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Richmond Hill Primary Academy?

Richmond Hill Primary Academy is at Melton Road, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7SB.