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Riverside Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Belmont Avenue, Hereford HR2 7JF · riverside.hereford.sch.uk · 01432 274653
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Herefordshire, County of 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 631
- 1 over 630 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 21.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 87 | 89 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 75 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 77 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 90 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 84 | 81 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Riverside Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 56
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (23%) with SEND