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Riverside Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Forrest Road, STIRLING FK8 1UJ · riversideprimaryschool.co.uk · 01786 237933
Overview
- Pupils
- 419
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Stirling
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium, with a Gaelic medium stream
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 32 places
- Teachers
- 32.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
- Average class size
- 18.2
- Additional support needs
- 168 pupils (40%)
- English as an additional language
- 48 pupils (11%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 61 pupils (15%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (294 pupils)
- P6 and older12.8% (16 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 19%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 26 September 2017) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 6 (excellent); Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 6 (excellent).
- Report published
- 26 Sept 2017
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 6 · Excellent |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 6 · Excellent |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 24 Mar 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 32
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |