Riverside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wirral
Unique reference
104996
Address
Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH44 6QW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
260 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
11.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
60%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
30.4%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African1.9%
Other2.3%
Mixed3.2%
Other Asian3.8%
White British84.2%
Indian
1.5%
Bangladeshi
1.2%
Other White
0.8%
Irish Traveller
0.4%
Pakistani
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
43%
Local authority average
56%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
3%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
100
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
99
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Riverside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes14.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher17
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
14
7
7
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
10
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
3
7
Reception, Full-time
29
11
18
Year 1
28
8
20
Year 2
31
16
15
Year 3
27
17
10
Year 4
27
10
17
Year 5
43
24
19
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2024-2025

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