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
- Website
- www.riverside.wirral.sch.uk/
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%
White British 84.2%
Other Asian 3.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other 2.3%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other White 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Riverside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 14.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
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 |