Richmond Hill Academy
Clark Lane, Leeds, LS9 8PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Winstanley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The GORSE Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 651
- URN
- 145178
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01134871600
About this school
Richmond Hill Academy is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 651 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 78 | 83 | 79 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 31% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 39% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 47% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 46% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 625 |
| 2023/24 | 636 |
| 2024/25 | 654 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richmond Hill Academy compares
Richmond Hill Academy ranked 211th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 6.5% | 49.3% | 651 | — |
| All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 52.9% | 260 | 0.4 miles |
| Ebor Gardens Primary Academy | 50% | 4.8% | 44.5% | 428 | 0.6 miles |
| St Patrick Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 39.5% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 87% | 1.7% | 63.5% | 252 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet | 79% | 4.1% | 26.2% | 202 | 0.8 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)
- 49.26%
- English as an additional language
- 41.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Ebor Gardens Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
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St Patrick Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet0.8 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Richmond Hill Academy ranks 178th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Richmond Hill Academy teach?
- Richmond Hill Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Richmond Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Richmond Hill Academy is Mr Robert Winstanley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Richmond Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richmond Hill 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 Hill Academy?
- Richmond Hill Academy has 651 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Richmond Hill Academy full?
- Richmond Hill Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 651 on roll (103%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Richmond Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Richmond Hill Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richmond Hill Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Richmond Hill Academy?
- Richmond Hill Academy is part of THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Richmond Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Richmond Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Richmond Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 32% 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 Academy rank locally?
- Richmond Hill Academy ranked 211th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Richmond Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richmond Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richmond Hill 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 10 July 2026.