Primary school

Richmond Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Oldham
  • OL9 6HY
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,948 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 82%82%2016/17: top 28%28% · 2016/172017/18: top 35%2018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 52%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · North West 63%4/10 Below+21.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West−6.4 pts
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−8.9 pts
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−27.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 66 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 73% · 62 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 73% · 55 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 50% · 60 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 61% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 54 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 58% · 55 pupils · North West 63%73%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 66 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 6% · 62 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 55 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 60 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 54 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 55 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 66 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 62 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 55 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 60 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 54 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 55 pupils · North West 10510597No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 66 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 62 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 55 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 60 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 54 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 55 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd292
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026389
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.8%
First language not English92.6%
SEN support17.1%
EHC plan7.7%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils26.0%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.7%

76.3% full · 510 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult7.7
  • Classroom teachers 14.7
  • Leadership 6.2
  • Teaching assistants 26.4
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 20.9 FTE · Whole workforce 51.9 · 70 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,316
Spend per pupil£6,999
Staff spend per pupil£4,483
Reserve per pupil£611
  • +£229,000revenue reserve
  • +£119,000in-year balance

Grants £7,279 · self-generated £37 · premises £200 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD (17 academies) · trust reserve £1,030,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it