St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
About St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School in Richmond upon Thames holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 82%. That is six percentage points above the local authority average of 76% for primary schools, placing St Edmund's 14th out of 46 similar schools in the borough. The school's overall ranking score of 82 puts it in the top 10 nationally, and within Richmond it sits 13th out of 38 schools. While the school does not match the top performers in the area — St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary and Deer Park School both score 93 — it comfortably outperforms the typical local primary. The most recent graded inspection in 2012 rated leadership and management as Good, and an ungraded visit in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
12 May 2022Latest monitoring visit (12 May 2022): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 20 Jul 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:45-08:50
Source: st-edmunds.richmond.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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