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St Richard's VC Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Marfleet Lane, Hull HU9 5TE · strhull.org · 01482 781928
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Hull, City of 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 347
- 84% of 412 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 24.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 42 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Kingston upon Hull, City of it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Richard's VC Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118054), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118054)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 19
- 6% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied