Richmond Academy is a primary school located in Sheerness. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Unity Street, Sheerness, ME12 2ET
Website:
Telephone: 01795662891
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Helen Evemy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145013

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 175
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.7 Confidence interval -7.5 to -3.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -7.6 Confidence interval -9.2 to -5.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -6.1 Confidence interval -7.7 to -4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:34%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richmond Academy
Unity Street , ME12 2ET
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Rose Street Primary School
Rose Street , ME12 1AW
3out of 4 1,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
New Road , ME12 1BW
3out of 4 1,336 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Halfway Houses Primary School
Danley Road , ME12 3AP
3out of 4 1,598 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
West Minster Primary School
St George's Avenue , ME12 1ET
3out of 4 1,678 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey
Minster Road , ME12 3JQ
2out of 4 2,199 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elliott Park School
18-20 Marina Drive , Minster-on-Sea ME12 2DP
- not rated 2,251 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.