Riverside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 12 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 144135
- Address
- St Edmunds Way, Rainham, ME8 8ET
- Website
- www.riverside.medway.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.7%
White British 71.9%
Other White 8.8%
African 7.2%
Indian 3.4%
Mixed 2.7%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Riverside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 41 22 19 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 37 22 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 61 29 32 |
| Year 5 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 6 | 32 14 18 |