River Bank Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 2 2019 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
736 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
65.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 33%
Pakistani 28%
Other White 8.7%
African 6.3%
Indian 6.1%
Mixed 4.9%
Other 4.5%
Other Asian 3.8%
Gypsy/Roma 2.3%
White British 1.4%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingBelow average-1.3
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

River Bank Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
103
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
80
2nd preference
80
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
80
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
118
61
57
Year 1
116
59
57
Year 2
117
58
59
Year 3
89
37
52
Year 4
119
52
67
Year 5
88
47
41
Year 6
89
43
46
Year 2023-2024

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