Richmond Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 136208
- Address
- Park Avenue, SW14 8RG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 994 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 23.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 40.5%
Other White 19%
Mixed 15.7%
African 5.8%
Other 4.7%
Other Asian 2.7%
Pakistani 2.1%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 65%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.7
Local authority average 55.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.14
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 9 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
Biology | GCSE | 59 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
English Language | GCSE | 168 |
English Literature | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Richmond Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 250
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 119
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 255
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 23
- To another Local Authority
- 97
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 180 97 83 |
Year 8 | 166 97 69 |
Year 9 | 178 91 87 |
Year 10 | 174 97 77 |
Year 11 | 168 74 94 |
Year 12 | 74 41 33 |
Year 13 | 54 35 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 93.0% 91.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 24.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 50.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 15.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.9% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.9% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 83.0% 78.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 29.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 14.0% 26.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.8% 1.7% |
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