Richardson Endowed Primary School
Main Road, Smalley, Ilkeston, DE7 6EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Parmjit Atwal
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 146495
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332880317
About this school
Richardson Endowed Primary School is a primary academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richardson Endowed Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Richardson Endowed 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 | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richardson Endowed Primary School compares
Richardson Endowed Primary School ranked 177th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 16% | 184 | — |
| Horsley Woodhouse Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 12% | 95 | 0.8 miles |
| Denby Free CofE VA Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 9.6% | 113 | 1.3 miles |
| Stanley Common Church of England Primary School | 0% | 4.7% | 47.4% | 33 | 1.5 miles |
| Corfield CofE Infant School | — | 4.6% | 29.6% | 81 | 1.6 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 35.6% | 235 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.96%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horsley Woodhouse Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Denby Free CofE VA Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ripley
-
Stanley Common Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Corfield CofE Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Coppice Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Ilkeston
Richardson Endowed Primary School ranks 9th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Ilkeston.
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Kensington Junior Academy Primary
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Richardson Endowed Primary School teach?
- Richardson Endowed Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Richardson Endowed Primary School?
- The headteacher of Richardson Endowed Primary School is Mrs Parmjit Atwal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richardson Endowed Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richardson Endowed 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 many pupils are at Richardson Endowed Primary School?
- Richardson Endowed Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Richardson Endowed Primary School full?
- Richardson Endowed Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 184 on roll (105%), 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 Richardson Endowed Primary School a faith school?
- No. Richardson Endowed Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Richardson Endowed Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Richardson Endowed Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Richardson Endowed Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Richardson Endowed Primary School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Richardson Endowed Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Richardson Endowed Primary School compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Richardson Endowed Primary School ranked 177th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Richardson Endowed Primary School's absence rate?
- Richardson Endowed Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richardson Endowed Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richardson Endowed 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.