St Richard's VC Academy

St Richard’s VC Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across most domains while excelling in personal development, which received an 'Outstanding' grade. The school has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from 'Requires Improvement' to its current status, which reflects its effective leadership and the successful implementation of an ambitious curriculum. The school creates a positive environment where pupils are encouraged to be curious and resilient learners, integrating its values into everyday activities and promoting respect among students of diverse backgrounds.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning.
• Strong relationships established with parents and carers.
• High levels of respect among students.
• Comprehensive early years curriculum supporting child development.
• Ambitious mathematics curriculum enabling confident problem-solving.
• Outstanding personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Effective support and inclusion for pupils with SEND.
• Strong proactivity in improving pupil attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the application of the phonics training.
• Checks on pupils' phonics knowledge are not consistent.

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 St Richard's VC Academy attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% 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, 0.3% of pupils at St Richard's VC 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 St Richard's VC Academy had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.8% 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, 13.3% of pupils at St Richard's VC Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 St Richard's VC Academy received £7,588 and spent £7,251 for each of its 290 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£321 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of St Cuthbert'S Roman Catholic Academy Trust, income was £8,000 and spending £7,769 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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St Richard's VC Academy is part of St Cuthbert'S Roman Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy Hull
• St Charles Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull
• St Vincent's Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull
• Endsleigh Holy Child VC Academy Hull
• St Mary's College Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull
• St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull
• St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy Hull
• St John of Beverley Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Beverley
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy York
• Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Bridlington

What is St Richard's VC Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Richard's VC Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was St Richard's VC Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Richard's VC Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does St Richard's VC Academy have?

St Richard's VC Academy has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Richard's VC Academy cover?

St Richard's VC Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Richard's VC Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Richard's VC Academy?

St Richard's VC Academy is at Marfleet Lane, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU9 5TE.