Richmond is larger in size when compared with primary schools nationally. The proportion of pupils for whom the school receives extra funding from the government through pupil premium is above average. There are no children looked after by local authorities. The proportion of pupils identified with special educational needs through school action is above average. The vast proportion of pupils supported by school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is below average. The majority of pupils are from Bangladeshi backgrounds. The proportion who speak English as an additional language is much higher than the national average. The number of pupils joining and leaving the school partway through their education is growing and is higher than the national average. The school meets the government’s floor targets, which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ progress. When the school was last inspected in June 2012, it was judged to require special measures because it was failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education. One of Her Majesty’s Inspectors subsequently visited the school on four occasions to monitor its progress. The school is due to change status and become an academy later in the year.