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Riverside School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Renwick Road, Barking IG11 0FU · riverside-secondary.com · 020 3946 5888
On the mapSearch near IG11 0FU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Barking and Dagenham 48.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,550
- 85% of 1,824 places
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
- First language not English
- 32.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Partnership Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 294 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 294 | 219 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 273 | 239 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 299 | 266 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 228 | 191 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 260 | 217 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.5, and 59.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barking and Dagenham it was 48.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲83.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.3 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 9.6 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 34.2 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 0.4 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +2.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 students | B- (38) | Average +0.07 | |
| 62 students | B- (38) | Average +0.07 | |
| 12 students | Dist*- (44.2) | Well above average +0.91 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38 | B- (36.9) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | B (39.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 29 | B (40.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 42 | C (29.8) | -0.32 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.9 | +11.4 |
| Other education | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 4.9 | −15.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 19.5 | +8.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Riverside School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 70% who had a child bullied