The Richmond Primary Academy
Richmond Drive, Skegness, PE25 3SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Harris
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 150623
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01754766639
About this school
The Richmond Primary Academy is a primary academy in Skegness. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Richmond Primary Academy, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Richmond School, Skegness (URN 120494).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How The Richmond Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How The Richmond Primary Academy compares
The Richmond Primary Academy ranked 186th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.3% | 38.3% | 374 | — |
| Skegness Infant Academy | — | 4.7% | 56.5% | 260 | 0.6 miles |
| Skegness Junior Academy | 51% | 5.6% | 70.3% | 318 | 0.7 miles |
| Beacon Primary Academy | 70% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| Seathorne Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 53.4% | 285 | 1.7 miles |
| Ingoldmells Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 77.1% | 112 | 3.9 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)
- 38.3%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 19.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skegness Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Skegness Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Beacon Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Seathorne Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Ingoldmells Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Skegness
Other schools in Skegness
The Richmond Primary Academy ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Skegness.
- Beacon Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School Primary
- Hogsthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Ingoldmells Academy Primary
- Seathorne Primary Academy Primary
- Skegness Infant Academy Primary
- Skegness Junior Academy Primary
- The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School Primary
- The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School Primary
- Skegness Academy Secondary
- Skegness Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Richmond Primary Academy teach?
- The Richmond Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Skegness.
- Who is the headteacher of The Richmond Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Richmond Primary Academy is Mrs Danielle Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Richmond Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Richmond Primary 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 many pupils are at The Richmond Primary Academy?
- The Richmond Primary Academy has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Richmond Primary Academy full?
- The Richmond Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 374 on roll (89%), 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 The Richmond Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. The Richmond Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Richmond Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Richmond Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Richmond Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Richmond Primary Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does The Richmond Primary Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- The Richmond Primary Academy ranked 186th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Richmond Primary Academy's absence rate?
- The Richmond Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Richmond Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Richmond Primary 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.