Rivermead School is a school located in Gillingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.7%, which is 2.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Forge Lane, Gillingham

School Information

Address: Forge Lane, Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Website: www.rivermead.org.uk
Telephone: 01634338348
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Frances Akinde
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142555

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 189
Number of Boys: 125
Number of Girls: 64

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.22 Confidence interval -1.8 to -0.64
Of the 21 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 19 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:14.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.6
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saxon Way Primary School
, Ingram Road ME7 1SJ
3out of 4 225 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Greenfield Road , ME7 1YH
3out of 4 574 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnt Oak Primary School
Richmond Road , ME7 1LS
2out of 4 693 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Skinner Street , ME7 1LG
3out of 4 1,078 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Barnsole Primary School
Barnsole Road , ME7 2JG
4out of 4 1,178 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterfront UTC
South Side Three Road , ME4 4FQ
1out of 4 999 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 1,810 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brompton Academy
Marlborough Road , ME7 5HT
3out of 4 1,895 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 2,426 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
MidKent College
Medway Road , ME7 1FN
- not rated 1,213 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rivermead School
Forge Lane , ME7 1UG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 1,029 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 1,707 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY
- not rated 2,151 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The Historic Dockyard , ME4 4TZ
- not rated 2,344 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.