King Richard School is a smaller than average secondary school, catering for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The headteacher was appointed in September 2013. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils who are supported with additional funding because they are eligible for free school meals is higher than the national average. Nearly all pupils are White British. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs is slightly higher than the national average. The majority of pupils join the school with prior attainment that is significantly lower than average. The school uses the Harbour School as alternative provision for the very few pupils who may be at risk of exclusion or whose attendance is causing concern. King Richard School is in a partnership cluster with its feeder primary schools and the local teaching school, the Mary Rose Academy. The school meets the current government floor standards from 2014 which set the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress by the end of Year 11.