OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
669
661 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
342
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
327
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.8 pts
below England
School
3.0%
Richmond upon Thames
11.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.3 pts
above England
School
35.6%
Richmond upon Thames
21.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.2 pts
above England
School
4.2%
Richmond upon Thames
1.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.3%
283
Any other White background
19.3%
129
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
36
White and Asian
5.4%
36
Irish
5.1%
34
Unclassified
4.0%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.8%
92 of
669 pupils
7.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Reading
16.2 pts above England
School
90.0%
Richmond upon Thames
81.9%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Writing
20.7 pts above England
School
91.0%
Richmond upon Thames
77.6%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
Richmond upon Thames
81.3%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.22%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.99 pts
lower than
England
School
4.22%
Richmond upon Thames
5.21%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.11 pts
lower than
England
School
5.70%
Richmond upon Thames
12.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.63 pts
lower than
England
School
0.18%
Richmond upon Thames
1.14%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.1%
8.9 pts
above England
St James's Catholic Primary School
97.1%
Richmond upon Thames
84.1%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.