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Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School

Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LGPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2022
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 32 places
Ranking
#8,033
of 13,686 nationally

About Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School

Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School is a mixed state primary in Southend-on-Sea that currently educates 415 pupils against a capacity of 460, meaning it runs with some spare spaces. That spare capacity is notable given the school’s popularity: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 59 applications for 32 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1. 84, and made 24 offers to first-preference families. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 21. 4%, which is above the national average for primary schools and suggests a genuinely mixed intake. The school serves children from age 2 through to 11, with nursery provision on site, and is non-denominational. Headteacher Kate Moneypenny leads a school that has clearly grown in confidence since its last full graded inspection in 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement; its most recent ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed it remains Good, with both early years provision and leadership and management judged Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRichmond Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LG
HeadteacherKate Moneypenny
Local AuthoritySouthend-on-Sea
Number of Pupils415
Free School Meals (FSM)21.4%
School Capacity415 / 460 (90% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Feb 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (2 Feb 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2 Jul 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.