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Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Richmond Avenue, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea SS3 9LG · richmond.secat.co.uk · 01702 292197
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 393
- 85% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 50 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 | 50 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 41 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133957)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 72
- 16% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND