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Riverside Community Special School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community special school

Scratchface Lane, Purbrook, Waterlooville PO7 5QD · riverside.hants.sch.uk · 023 9225 0138

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
0%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
Pupils
157
8 over 149 places · 105%
Local authority
Hampshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
44.6%
First language not English
1.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 0% (England 53%)0%2016/17: 0% (England 61%)0%2017/18: 0% (England 64%)0%2018/19: 0% (England 65%)0%2022/23: 0% (England 60%)0%2023/24: 0% (England 61%)0%2024/25: 0% (England 62%)0%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼0%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
n/a106
n/a105
Grammar and spellingn/a105

Ofsted

Riverside Community Special School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Jun 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
94%
Replies
16
12% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼63% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 19% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲94% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (100%) with SEND

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