Richmond Academy
Winterbottom Street, Oldham, OL9 6HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Principal
- Ms Katie Jordon
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 139651
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612600610
About this school
Richmond Academy is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 389 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 54 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 50% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 70% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 59% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richmond Academy compares
Richmond Academy ranked 39th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.4% | 48.8% | 389 | — |
| Westwood Academy | 73% | 6% | 48.3% | 242 | 0.2 miles |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | 5.2% | 41.6% | 166 | 0.2 miles |
| Northmoor Academy | 53% | 7% | 49.5% | 346 | 0.2 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.9% | 48.3% | 491 | 0.4 miles |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 39% | 377 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.81%
- English as an additional language
- 92.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.39%
- Persistent absence
- 26.01%
Location
Nearby schools
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Westwood Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Northmoor Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Thomas CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Hilda's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Richmond Academy ranks 37th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Richmond Academy teach?
- Richmond Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the principal of Richmond Academy?
- The principal of Richmond Academy is Ms Katie Jordon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Richmond Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richmond Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Richmond Academy?
- Richmond Academy has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Richmond Academy full?
- Richmond Academy has capacity for 510 pupils and 389 on roll (76%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Richmond Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Richmond Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richmond Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Richmond Academy?
- Richmond Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Richmond Academy have?
- The schools register lists Richmond Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Richmond Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Academy rank locally?
- Richmond Academy ranked 39th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Richmond Academy's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richmond Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richmond Academy'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 1 July 2026.