Richmond Primary School

Richmond Academy is performing well overall, having improved from its previous inspection grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school provides an ambitious curriculum that engages pupils effectively, fostering a positive learning environment. Key strengths include strong support for pupils' emotional well-being, the promotion of inclusive values, and a determined approach from leaders to enhance educational quality. There is a supportive culture within the school, where staff care deeply about pupils' welfare and academic success, although there is still work required in specific subject areas to ensure all pupils achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils are excited and eager to learn.
• Strong support for pupils' mental health and emotional well-being.
• Inclusive ethos that values diversity and difference.
• Effective early years provision that lays a strong foundation.
• Well-structured curriculum with successful use of technology.
• Knowledgeable SENCo providing effective support for pupils with SEND.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and well-managed classroom environments.

Areas for Improvement

• Too many pupils in Year 2 are behind in phonics.
• Not all subjects have explicitly identified key knowledge needed for learning.
• Some teaching tasks do not adequately support pupil learning.

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 Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.3% 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, 4.2% of pupils at Richmond 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 Richmond Primary School had 12.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.2% 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, 57.7% of pupils at Richmond Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% 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 Primary School received £9,160 and spent £8,698 for each of its 299 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £322,000 (£1,079 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of The Stour Academy Trust, income was £7,419 and spending £7,111 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 Sheerness · Kent local authority: places and applications

Richmond Primary School is part of The Stour Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Thistle Hill Primary School Sheerness
• Lansdowne Primary School Sittingbourne
• Sturry Church of England Primary School Canterbury
• Water Meadows Primary School Canterbury
• Chilmington Green Primary School Ashford
• Adisham Church of England Primary School Canterbury
• Finberry Primary School Ashford
• St Crispin's Infant School Westgate-On-Sea

What is Richmond Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Richmond Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Richmond Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Richmond Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Richmond Primary School have?

Richmond Primary School has 246 pupils on roll.

What age range does Richmond Primary School cover?

Richmond Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Richmond Primary School?

Richmond Primary School is at Unity Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 2ET.