Riverside Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Plymouth
Unique reference
135348
Address
210 Poole Park Road, St Budeaux, PL5 1DD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
403 (66% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
8.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
53.6%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.8%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 2.6%
Other 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%
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
WritingAbove average1.5
MathsAbove average2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Riverside Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
3
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
39
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 classes23.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
39
21
18
Year 1
44
19
25
Year 2
59
31
28
Year 3
58
27
31
Year 4
68
35
33
Year 5
67
32
35
Year 6
68
35
33
Year 2024-2025

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