Pupils are happy at The Richmond School. They are proud to be part of the Richmond family. They learn to respect other people and to embrace difference. Pupils like working with Evie, the trainee therapy dog, and were delighted to be part of her naming process through the ‘Great British Bark Off’. The curriculum is enriched by pupils attending educational visits. Pupils have many opportunities to take part in sporting activities and the arts. There are some weaknesses in the school’s curriculum. This means that pupils do not remember what they have learned as well as they should. There are inconsistencies in the way that phonics has been taught, which means that pupils do not read as well as they could. Leaders have been unsuccessful in getting pupils to develop a love of reading. Pupils said that they do not enjoy reading and have read only a few books. Pupils, generally, get on well, however, a few pupils do not behave as well as they should. Pupils know what to do if they have a worry or concern. Pupils say that some bullying takes place in the school. However, they say that leaders deal with individual incidents when they occur.