Riverside School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 5 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
- 1542 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 29.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.8%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.7%
African 35.2%
Bangladeshi 12.1%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 8.1%
White British 7.3%
Pakistani 6.2%
Other Black 5.4%
Other Asian 4.5%
Caribbean 3.7%
Indian 3.6%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 85%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.5
Local authority average 48.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.22
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 42 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 196 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Riverside School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 273
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 296 164 132 |
| Year 8 | 284 158 126 |
| Year 9 | 283 148 135 |
| Year 10 | 259 133 126 |
| Year 11 | 247 129 118 |
| Year 12 | 99 49 50 |
| Year 13 | 74 37 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 91.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 35.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 50.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 72.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 17.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 2.4% |