Riverside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 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
- 449 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.3%
- Girls
- 43.7%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.4%
White British 69.9%
African 9.1%
Other White 7.6%
Indian 3.8%
Mixed 2.9%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Caribbean 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 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 65%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Riverside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
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 | 28.7 |
| 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 | 10 8 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 10 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 31 24 |
| Year 1 | 60 39 21 |
| Year 2 | 57 32 25 |
| Year 3 | 59 36 23 |
| Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 5 | 61 29 32 |
| Year 6 | 61 32 29 |