Richmond Park Academy

State-Funded School

richmond-park-academy-richmond-upon-thames-london

LondonRegion

Richmond upon ThamesLocal Authority

Richmond ParkConstituency

SW14 8RGPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Richmond Park Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Richmond upon Thames, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,046 pupils. Richmond Park Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 66.5%
EBacc average point score: 5.27

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,046

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,046
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Jan 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.