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Riverside Meadows Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored special academy
Almond Road, St. Neots PE19 1DZ · riversidemeadows.cambs.sch.uk · 01223 471719
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 6
- average Attainment 8 score. Cambridgeshire 48.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 120
- At capacity · 120 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 74.2%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 6, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cambridgeshire it was 48.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼6 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼3.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 66.7 | +29.9 |
| Other education | 14.3 | +3.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −11 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | −22.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Riverside Meadows Academy on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137494), which Ofsted links to this one.
Report cards, from November 2025
- Jun 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137494)
What parents said
39% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 39%
- Positive
- 30%
- Replies
- 23
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 9 parents (39%) whose child was bullied
based on 23 parents (100%) with SEND