Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2021
Expected Standard
50%
Demand Ratio
0.9x
The Richmond Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led 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 80% of primary schools nationally.
The Richmond Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Skegness, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 389 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #162 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #10,568 of 14,143 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 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
50%
Read SS
102
Maths SS
101
GPS SS
101
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
-%
Read SS
-
Maths SS
-
GPS SS
-
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
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