Ofsted & Parent View

In our most recent Ofsted inspection, Richmond School was judged to have continued to be a good school. Please view our latest Ofsted report below or follow the link to the Ofsted website to access all our reports, including our Parent View surveys.

Outcomes and Results

Key Stage 4 (GCSE)

In the previous three years, the progress our students make from their starting point in Year 7 to the end of Year 11 has been graded as consistently above the national average and our most recent progress 8 score is +0.16. There are no published progress measures for 2025.

  Richmond School National
Progress 8 Score +0.16 -0.03
Attainment 8 47.8 45.9
Grade 4 or above in English and Maths 74.3% 65%
Grade 5 or above in English and Maths 51.4% 45.9%
English Baccalaureate Entry 57.5% 40.4%
English Baccalaureate average point score (APS) 4.41 4.07
Destinations (2022 Leavers) Richmond School National
Sustained education, employment or training 97% 93%
Sustained education 81% 86%
Further Education 19% 35%
School Sixth Form 35% 36%
Sixth Form College 14% 13%
Other Education 1% 2%
Apprenticeships 10% 3%
Employment 7% 4%
Destination not sustained 2% 6%
Activity not captured 1% 1%

Key Stage 5

Students in Sixth Form consistently make more progress than similar students nationally.

Destinations (2022 leavers) Richmond School National
Students staying in education 67% 45%
Students entering apprenticeships 8% 7%
Students entering employment 16% 28%
Students not in education or employment 4% 15%
Destination Unknown 5% 5%
     
LV3A +0.09  
     
A-Level    
Average Grade B-  
Average Point Score 35.4  
     
Applied General    
Average Grade Distinction=  
Average Point Score 33.8  

School Performance Links