Richmond Primary School
Unity Street, Sheerness, ME12 2ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Lesley Conway
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Stour Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 145013
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795662891
About this school
Richmond Primary School is a primary academy in Sheerness. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 246 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. 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 41 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 51% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 41% | 59% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 54% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 35% | 56% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Primary 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richmond Primary School compares
Richmond Primary School ranked 246th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.8% | 75.1% | 246 | — |
| Rose Street Primary School | 51% | 8.4% | 67.7% | 424 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 56.4% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | 72% | 5.9% | 32% | 498 | 0.9 miles |
| West Minster Primary School | 66% | 7.7% | 66% | 473 | 1.0 miles |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 37.8% | 470 | 1.7 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)
- 75.09%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.77%
- Persistent absence
- 23.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rose Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Halfway Houses Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
West Minster Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Queenborough School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Queenborough
Other schools in Sheerness
Richmond Primary School ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sheerness.
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halfway Houses Primary School Primary
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary
- Rose Street Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St. Clement's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thistle Hill Academy Primary
- West Minster Primary School Primary
- EKC Sheppey Secondary Secondary
- Leigh Academy Minster Secondary
- Curly's Farm and School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Richmond Primary School teach?
- Richmond Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheerness.
- Who is the headteacher of Richmond Primary School?
- The headteacher of Richmond Primary School is Lesley Conway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Richmond Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richmond Primary 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 big is Richmond Primary School?
- Richmond Primary School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Richmond Primary School full?
- Richmond Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 246 on roll (59%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Richmond Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Richmond Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richmond Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Richmond Primary School?
- Richmond Primary School is part of THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Richmond Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Richmond Primary School ranked 246th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Richmond Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richmond Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richmond Primary 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 10 July 2026.