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The Richmond School, Skegness

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Vicky Ross

location_onSkegness, PE25 3SH

language Visit Website phone 1754766639

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2021

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Students

406

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Richmond School, Skegness is a Community school primary school in Skegness, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Richmond School, Skegness is a community school in Skegness, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 406 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #233 of 265 primaries in Lincolnshire and #14,548 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 31.2%.

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

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading47% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing42% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading50% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths45% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.3

-5.0 to -1.8

-3.5

Write

LA -0.3

-5.1 to -2.0

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.6 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading57% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.7

-4.5 to -1.9

-0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 0.3

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.4 to -1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%

Reading81% LA 71%

Writing78% LA 74%

Maths63% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.8

-3 to 0

-2.2

Write

LA -0.5

-3.7 to -0.7

-4.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-6.2 to -3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

29 February 2024

Inspection Report

04 May 2023

Inspection Report

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14 September 2021

Inspection Report

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28 November 2017

Inspection Report

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15 November 2012

Inspection Report

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16 September 2010

Inspection Report

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17 October 2007

Inspection Report

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21 May 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-11-15

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 414 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 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	406	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	406	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	409	10	2.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	407	19	4.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	402	17	4.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	403	9	2.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	410	13	3.2%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	414	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	410	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	414	7	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	418	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	451	6	1.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	446	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	452	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	451	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	448	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	443	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	441	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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The Richmond School, Skegness

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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