Riverside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 30 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 135903
- Address
- Ferry Road, SS5 6ND
- Website
- www.riversideprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 397 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
White British 90.9%
Other 2.8%
Mixed 1.6%
Indian 1.3%
Other White 1%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsWell above average4.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
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
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 82 36 46 |
| Year 1 | 57 23 34 |
| Year 2 | 62 35 27 |
| Year 3 | 47 29 18 |
| Year 4 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 5 | 46 26 20 |
| Year 6 | 45 23 22 |