Riverside School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Unique reference
- 139791
- Address
- Renwick Road, IG11 0FU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1417 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.7%
African 35.6%
Bangladeshi 11%
Other White 9.9%
White British 8.6%
Mixed 8.1%
Other Black 5.9%
Pakistani 4.6%
Other Asian 4.2%
Caribbean 4%
Unclassified 3.8%
Indian 2.9%
Other 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 85%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.5
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.24
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 180 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 58 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 52 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 227 |
Admissions
Riverside School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 299
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 265 151 114 |
| Year 8 | 273 144 129 |
| Year 9 | 265 136 129 |
| Year 10 | 250 130 120 |
| Year 11 | 244 118 126 |
| Year 12 | 80 41 39 |
| Year 13 | 40 18 22 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 92.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 32.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 54.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 74.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 35.0% 17.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 33.0% 16.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 1.7% |