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Riverside Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Holme Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EE · riversidejunior.co.uk · 01422 842154
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Calderdale 62%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 118
- 47% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Calderdale it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Riverside Junior School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 34
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (32%) with SEND