Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, Luton, LU2 7JL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Cameron
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 283
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 109743
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582721019
About this school
Richmond Hill School is a community special school in Luton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 282 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richmond Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Richmond Hill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.59%
- English as an additional language
- 25.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.44%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lime Academy Hartwell0.5 miles
Free Schools · Luton
-
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)0.8 miles
Independent schools · Luton
-
Lady Zia Wernher School0.8 miles
Special schools · Luton
-
University of Bedfordshire0.9 miles
Universities · Luton
-
Active Support Education Centre0.9 miles
Special schools · Beds
Other schools in Luton
- Avenue Centre for Education Local authority maintained schools
- Claystone School Special schools
- Lady Zia Wernher School Special schools
- Lime Academy Hartwell Free Schools
- Woodlands Secondary School Special schools
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- Grasmere Nursery School Nursery
- Hart Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Pastures Way Nursery School Nursery
- Rothesay Nursery School Nursery
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School Nursery
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Richmond Hill School teach?
- Richmond Hill School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Richmond Hill School?
- The headteacher of Richmond Hill School is Mrs Hannah Cameron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richmond Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richmond Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Richmond Hill School?
- Richmond Hill School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Richmond Hill School full?
- Richmond Hill School has capacity for 283 pupils and 282 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Richmond Hill School a faith school?
- No. Richmond Hill School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Richmond Hill School have?
- The schools register lists Richmond Hill School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Richmond Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Richmond Hill School's absence rate?
- Richmond Hill School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richmond Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richmond Hill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.