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Riverside School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London N22 5QJ · riverside.haringey.sch.uk · 020 8889 7814
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2018/19
- 0
- average Attainment 8 score. Haringey 46.9, England 46.7
- Pupils
- 172
- 95% of 182 places
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 68.3%
- First language not English
- 54.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2018/19 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Haringey it was 46.9, and across England 46.7.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 66.7 | 0 |
| Other education | 29.2 | +7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Riverside School on 15 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 15 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 19
- 13% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (95%) with SEND