Ofsted, Parent View & Results

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. Please find further detail at the Compare School and college performance website here.

2025 Data Richmond School National
Progress 8 Score N/A N/A
Attainment 8 45.6 45.9
Grade 4 or above in English and Maths 65.6% 64.5%
Grade 5 or above in English and Maths 42.3% 45.2%
English Baccalaureate Entry 43.4% 40.5%
English Baccalaureate average point score (APS) 4.11 4.08
Destinations (2023 Leavers) Richmond School National
Sustained education, employment or training 95% 91%
 
Sustained education 85% 86%
-Further Education 29% 37%
-School Sixth Form 26% 34%
-Sixth Form College 30% 13%
-Other Education 0% 2%
 
Apprenticeships 5% 3%
Employment 5% 4%
Destination not sustained 4% 6%
Activity not captured 1% 3%

Key Stage 5

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

Destinations (2023 leavers) Richmond School National
Sustained education, employment or training 93% 78%
 
Students staying in education 53% 43%
Students entering apprenticeships 11% 7%
Students entering employment 29% 28%
Students not in education or employment 4% 16%
Destination Unknown 3% 6%
 
2024 Data
A-Level
Average Grade B-
Average Point Score 35.4
L3VA +0.09
 Retention 88.7%
 
Applied General
Average Grade Distinction=
Average Point Score 33.8
Value Added +0.25
Retention 93.3%

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