St Richard's Church of England Primary School

About St Richard's Church of England Primary School

St Richard’s Church of England Primary School is clearly a popular choice among local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 36 applications for just 19 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. All 19 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that while demand is strong, families who put it first stand a realistic chance of getting in. The school is led by headteacher Jodie Stilwell and serves 200 pupils in the London borough of Hounslow. It has a Church of England religious character and offers nursery provision for children from age three. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in March 2023, rated it Good across all five graded areas: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a significant improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well below the Hounslow local authority average of 70%. The school ranks 42nd out of 44 primary schools in the borough on this measure, placing it in the bottom 50 nationally. However, individual subject results tell a slightly different story. In reading, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard and 22% achieved a higher score, with an average scaled score of 105. In maths, 78% reached the expected standard and 9% achieved a higher score, with an average scaled score of 103. Writing was the weakest area, with only 56% reaching the expected standard and 19% achieving a higher score. The school’s progress scores are not available, so it is difficult to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

St Richard’s offers a solid range of facilities, including playing fields, a library, an outdoor playground, a forest school, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, athletics, swimming, dance, cross country, rounders and netball, and there are clubs for coding, science, drama and eco activities. The school has a dedicated SEN unit and supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. With 41.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged community. This is a school that has made clear progress under its current leadership, and while its academic outcomes are below the local average, it offers strong pastoral and extracurricular provision. It will particularly suit families who value a supportive, inclusive environment and a clear moral framework, and who are within a reasonable distance of the school in Hounslow.

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