Riverside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Unique reference
142133
Address
Renwick Road, IG11 0FU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
375 (51% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
26.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
20%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
African 20.3%
Mixed 15.8%
Other Asian 12.5%
Other White 12.3%
Bangladeshi 9.9%
Pakistani 8.3%
Other Black 7.7%
White British 5.9%
Indian 4.5%
Caribbean 1.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.7
WritingWell above average3.2
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Riverside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
74
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
73
2nd preference
63
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
73
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
80
39
41
Year 1
55
27
28
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
60
31
29
Year 4
60
30
30
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2024-2025