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Riverwalk School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Special academy
Mayfield Road, Bury St. Edmunds IP33 2PD · riverwalk.org.uk · 01284 764280
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 217
- 2 over 215 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.8%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Consortium Trust
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 Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124902)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124902)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 37.5 | +4.2 |
| Other education | 62.5 | −4.2 |
Ofsted
Riverwalk School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124902), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124902)
Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124902)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 30
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (100%) with SEND