Richmond Hill School is a primary school located in Wigton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queen Street, Wigton, CA7 3BQ
Website: www.richmondhillprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01697320650
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Blair
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112127

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 215
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 5
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richmond Hill School
Queen Street , CA7 3BQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's CofE School
Westnewton , CA7 3NT
3out of 4 2,810 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blennerhasset School
Blennerhasset , CA7 3RL
3out of 4 3,169 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Hill Community School
Market Square , Aspatria CA7 3EZ
2out of 4 844 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.