Awards and Recognition
IQM Inclusive School & Centre of Excellence
Richmond Primary School has been recognised with the Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Inclusive School Award and IQM Centre of Excellence status, celebrating its exceptional commitment to inclusion, belonging and ensuring every child is empowered to thrive.
Assessed in July 2026, the report described Richmond as a school where “opportunities are expanded rather than restricted, aspirations are raised rather than limited and barriers are addressed rather than accepted” recognising the school’s unwavering commitment to removing barriers, raising aspirations and expanding opportunities for every child.
Career Primary Mark Award
Richmond Primary School has been awarded the nationally endorsed Career Mark Primary Award, recognising our outstanding commitment to careers-related learning and preparing children for success in an ever-changing world. The award celebrates schools that help children understand the world of work, raise aspirations and develop the confidence, skills and knowledge needed for their future journeys.
The assessor recognised that careers education at Richmond is fully embedded throughout the curriculum and closely aligned with our HEART values of Happiness, Engagement, Ambition, Respect and Togetherness. Through meaningful learning experiences, encounters with employers and community partners, and opportunities to connect classroom learning with real-life careers, we encourage every child to dream big and explore the possibilities available to them.
The assessor concluded that Richmond’s pupils demonstrate a strong understanding of the world of work, high aspirations for the future and a genuine enthusiasm for learning about the opportunities ahead, leading to the school being awarded the nationally endorsed Career Mark Primary Award.
You can read the full report below:
Anti Bullying Ambassadors
As part of their Anit-Bullying Ambassadors Responsibility, pupils at Richmond Primary School took part in a Kindness Parade to promote kindness, sharing and inclusion within the local community. The children proudly shared positive messages and demonstrated the school’s values, encouraging others to show respect, compassion and support for one another. This initiative helped pupils develop their understanding of anti-bullying principles while highlighting the importance of creating a caring and welcoming community both in and beyond school.
We are proud to share that 30 pupils and 4 members of staff spent a day training with The Diana Award to become Anti‑Bullying Ambassadors. This training strengthens our whole‑school approach and sits firmly alongside our HEART values – Have Empathy, Act, Respect, Thrive – reinforcing the behaviours and attitudes we expect across school.
Although we do not feel bullying is a widespread issue at Richmond Primary, it is wonderful that we now have a trained team who know how to spot, respond to and support any child who experiences unkindness. The training focused on practical strategies for listening, reporting and supporting peers so that everyone feels safe and respected. Young people can change the world.
Types of bullying we learned about:
- Physical
- Verbal
- Cyber
- Social
Ask these questions if you’re worried about an incident
- Is it repeated?
- Is it negative?
- Is it intentional?
- Does it make them upset, uncomfortable or unsafe?
What’s coming next
- A stall at our Summer Fayre selling wristbands to raise awareness
- Termly meetings for the Ambassadors to plan and reflect
- Collecting pupil voice to shape future activity and measure impact
- Ambassadors being present in the playground to offer peer support
- Sharing learning with the whole school through assemblies
- Creating a podcast to amplify pupil voices and advice
- Working with our wider community on kindness initiatives
- A Kindness March — watch this space!
Our Anti‑Bullying Ambassadors say:
Have Empathy, Act, Respect, Thrive
Microsoft Showcase School
We are a Microsoft Showcase School for 2025-26 – a prestigious achievement, with only hundreds of schools around the world achieving the accolade each year.
Microsoft has recognised our school as a member of an elite group of global schools that exemplify the best of teaching and learning in the world today.
Microsoft Showcase Schools are a global community of schools engaged in digital transformation to improve teaching and learning. Showcase Schools create immersive and inclusive experiences that inspire lifelong learning, stimulating development of essential life skills so students are empowered to achieve more.
Showcase schools use Microsoft’s Education Transformation Framework to drive a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
There are currently under 100 schools in the United Kingdom that have achieved Showcase School status.