Richmond School & Sixth Form College: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 189 families put Richmond School & Sixth Form College as their first choice and 457 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 194 first choices in 2021, against 189 in 2026.
Across North Yorkshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in North Yorkshire lodged 154 appeals against secondary school offers; 100 reached a hearing and 27 succeeded (27% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 228 | 189 | 457 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 243 | 248 | 482 | 1.0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 217 | 186 | 409 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 231 | 208 | 415 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 209 | 173 | 318 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 218 | 194 | 315 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 208 | 180 | 305 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 226 | 210 | 309 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 208 | 175 | 307 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.