Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 140746
- Address
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, LE4 4JU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 419 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 60.6%
Indian 21.2%
Mixed 5.2%
African 4.1%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other White 1.7%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
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
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 48 28 20 |
| Year 1 | 57 35 22 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 4 | 50 28 22 |
| Year 5 | 87 40 47 |
| Year 6 | 59 28 31 |