Richmond Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Oldham
Unique reference
139651
Address
Winterbottom Street, OL9 6HY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
404 (77% of total capacity)
Boys
53.7%
Girls
46.3%
First language not English
92.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.9%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 63.6%
African 10.6%
Pakistani 9.2%
White British 3.7%
Gypsy/Roma 3.7%
Other 3.5%
Other Asian 2%
Mixed 1.7%
Other White 1.2%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsAverage-0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Richmond Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
33
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
24
17
7
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
9
3
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
26
16
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
4
4
Reception, Full-time
36
21
15
Year 1
45
25
20
Year 2
40
20
20
Year 3
52
28
24
Year 4
55
35
20
Year 5
51
22
29
Year 6
57
25
32
Year 2024-2025

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