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River Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Lewisham Road, River, Dover CT17 0PP · river.kent.sch.uk · 01304 822516

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
62%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
384
90% of 427 places
Local authority
Kent
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
20.3%
First language not English
6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 50 (Places 51)50September 2023: 64 (Places 60)64September 2024: 54 (Places 54)54September 2025: 47 (Places 50)47September 2026: 57 (Places 60)57Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20266057195%
September 2025Sept 202550470.9100%
September 2024Sept 202454541100%
September 2023Sept 202360641.1▲92%
September 2022Sept 202251501100%

Results

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, 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: 70% (England 53%)70%2016/17: 66% (England 61%)66%2017/18: 66% (England 64%)66%2018/19: 73% (England 65%)73%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 62% (England 62%)62%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●62%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
▼102105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected River Primary School on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Feb 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
84
21% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼59% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (29%) with SEND

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