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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

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personMrs Jane Hines

location_onRichmond, TW10 6HN

language Visit Website phone 2089403015

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Richmond, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 232 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #34 of 43 primaries in Richmond upon Thames and #5,620 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 73%

Reading87% LA 82%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths83% LA 82%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 73%England 61%

Reading100% LA 84% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 71%England 60%

Reading90% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 79% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 1.6

-0.3 to 3.4

-1.5

Write

LA 1.1

-3.3 to 0.2

0.9

Maths

LA 1.4

-0.8 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 79%England 65%

Reading92% LA 86% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 87% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 88% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 2.0

2.2 to 5.4

1.2

Write

LA 0.6

-0.3 to 2.7

3.2

Maths

LA 1.7

1.8 to 4.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 77%

Reading90% LA 84%

Writing93% LA 84%

Maths97% LA 84%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 1.7

1.2 to 5.6

2.2

Write

LA 0.5

0.1 to 4.3

4.1

Maths

LA 1.7

2.1 to 6.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

28 November 2023

Inspection Report

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26 June 2009

Inspection Report

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07 July 2008

Inspection Report

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21 January 2008

Inspection Report

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10 July 2006

Inspection Report

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27 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-06-26

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-07-10

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 212 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	212	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	208	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	253	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	248	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	251	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	250	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	250	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	256	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	257	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	257	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	259	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	298	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	299	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	299	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	298	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	299	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	302	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	298	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	299	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	297	0.0%	0.5%