River Bank Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 139782
- Address
- Bath Road, LU3 1ES
- Website
- www.riverbankprimary.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 769 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 62.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 19.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
Bangladeshi 33.8%
Pakistani 27%
Other White 8.8%
Other Asian 5.9%
African 5.7%
Indian 5.2%
Mixed 4.5%
Other 3.8%
Gypsy/Roma 2.3%
White British 1.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingBelow average-1.3
MathsAverage-0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
River Bank Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 119 63 56 |
| Year 1 | 116 54 62 |
| Year 2 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 3 | 118 58 60 |
| Year 4 | 90 37 53 |
| Year 5 | 118 54 64 |
| Year 6 | 89 47 42 |