Richmond Hill School
Queen Street, Wigton, CA7 3BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Blair
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 112127
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01697320650
About this school
Richmond Hill School is a community primary school in Wigton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 205 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 67% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 88% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richmond Hill School compares
Richmond Hill School ranked 49th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.9% | 38% | 205 | — |
| St Matthew's CofE School | 57% | 3% | 4.4% | 51 | 1.6 miles |
| Blennerhasset School | 29% | 4.9% | 9.3% | 60 | 1.8 miles |
| Plumbland CofE School | 67% | 4.3% | 11.3% | 53 | 1.9 miles |
| Oughterside Primary School | — | 5.9% | 41.2% | 69 | 2.1 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | — | 5.3% | 25.6% | 45 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.04%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 13.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Matthew's CofE School1.6 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Blennerhasset School1.8 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Plumbland CofE School1.9 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Oughterside Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Wigton
Other schools in Wigton
Richmond Hill School ranks 6th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wigton.
- Blennerhasset School Primary
- Boltons CofE School Primary
- Bowness-on-Solway Primary School Primary
- Fellview Primary School Primary
- Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School Primary
- Ireby CofE School Primary
- Kirkbride Primary School Primary
- Oughterside Primary School Primary
- Plumbland CofE School Primary
- Rosley CofE School Primary
- Silloth Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Richmond Hill School teach?
- Richmond Hill School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigton.
- Who is the headteacher of Richmond Hill School?
- The headteacher of Richmond Hill School is Mrs Rachel Blair, 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 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Richmond Hill School full?
- Richmond Hill School has capacity for 240 pupils and 205 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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.
- Does Richmond Hill School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richmond Hill School as having nursery classes.
- 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 75% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Richmond Hill School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Richmond Hill School ranked 49th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Richmond Hill School's absence rate?
- Richmond Hill School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below 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.