Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Darlington Road, Richmond, DL10 7BQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenna Potter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,649
- Pupils on roll
- 1,315
- URN
- 145090
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01748850111
About this school
Richmond School & Sixth Form College is a secondary academy in Richmond. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,315 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richmond School & Sixth Form College, 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 202 | 214 | 215 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 47.8 | 45.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 0.00 to +0.40 | +0.16 -0.03 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 51.4% | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 74.3% | 65.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 57.5% | 43.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Richmond School & Sixth Form College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.8 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,253 |
| 2023/24 | 1,239 |
| 2024/25 | 1,289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richmond School & Sixth Form College compares
Richmond School & Sixth Form College ranked 22nd of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.6 | 8% | 17.2% | 1,315 | — |
| St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy | 54.6 | 4.2% | 12.4% | 611 | 0.3 miles |
| Risedale School | 29.8 | 11.5% | 33.7% | 467 | 2.0 miles |
| Wensleydale School | 41.5 | 7.9% | 18.3% | 407 | 7.6 miles |
| Hurworth School | 49.1 | 8.6% | 25.9% | 621 | 9.1 miles |
| Hummersknott Academy | 47.8 | 7.7% | 23% | 1,215 | 9.5 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)
- 17.2%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 21.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Richmond
-
Risedale School2.0 miles
Secondary · Catterick Garrison
-
Wensleydale School7.6 miles
Secondary · Leyburn
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Hurworth School9.1 miles
Secondary · Darlington
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Hummersknott Academy9.5 miles
Secondary · Darlington
Other schools in Richmond
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Barton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Brompton-on-Swale Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gunnerside Methodist Primary School Primary
- Melsonby Methodist Primary School Primary
- Michael Syddall Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ravensworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Reeth Community Primary School Primary
- Richmond Methodist Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Richmond School & Sixth Form College teach?
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Richmond.
- Who is the headteacher of Richmond School & Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of Richmond School & Sixth Form College is Mrs Jenna Potter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richmond School & Sixth Form College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richmond School & Sixth Form College, 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 School & Sixth Form College?
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College has 1,315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Richmond School & Sixth Form College full?
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College has capacity for 1,649 pupils and 1,315 on roll (80%), 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 School & Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. Richmond School & Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- Is Richmond School & Sixth Form College a selective school?
- No. Richmond School & Sixth Form College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Richmond School & Sixth Form College part of an academy trust?
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Richmond School & Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 45.6 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 School & Sixth Form College compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College ranked 22nd of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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 School & Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richmond School & Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richmond School & Sixth Form College'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.