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Richmond Hill Academy

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

personMrs Anna Mackenzie

corporate_fareTHE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onLeeds, LS9 8PN

phone 1134871600

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

625

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Expected Standard

32%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Richmond Hill Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Richmond Hill Academy is an academy sponsor led in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 654 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #206 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #13,415 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 62%

Reading48% LA 74%

Writing35% LA 71%

Maths51% LA 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading39% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading51% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.3

-3.0 to 0.0

-3.1

Write

LA 0.6

-4.5 to -1.6

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.6

-4.1 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading52% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 2.5

1.6

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 3.0

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 74%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA -0.2

Maths

LA 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 March 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-09

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-01-10

Section 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-02-12

None EIF

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 654 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	654	3	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	643	4	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	640	20	3.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	636	12	1.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	614	20	3.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	619	13	2.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	625	11	1.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	604	4	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	622	4	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	615	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	586	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	622	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	614	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	598	3	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	626	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	626	5	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	600	15	2.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	610	17	2.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	614	12	2.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	595	24	4.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	618	39	6.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	626	28	4.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	0	10	-	0.5%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 92 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 30 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 30 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 30 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils