Riverside Community Primary School Birstall is a primary school located in Leicester. 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 16/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wanlip Lane, Leicester

School Information

Address: Wanlip Lane, Leicester, LE4 4JU
Website: http://www.riversideacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01162107373
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Chelsea Williams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140746

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 428
Number of Pupils: 495
Number of Boys: 237
Number of Girls: 258

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 3.1 to 6.1
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 2.7 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
Greengate Lane , Birstall LE4 3DL 		3out of 4 1,091 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hallam Fields, Birstall
Long Meadow Way , Birstall LE4 3LL 		- not rated 1,801 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 1,881 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
Church Hill Road , Thurmaston LE4 8DE 		3out of 4 1,881 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cedars Academy
Wanlip Lane , Birstall LE4 4GH 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushey Mead Academy
Melton Road , LE4 7AN 		4out of 4 1,922 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Roundhill Academy
997 Melton Road , Thurmaston LE4 8GQ 		3out of 4 2,298 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Soar Valley College
Gleneagles Avenue , LE4 7GY 		4out of 4 2,329 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ALP Leicester
Stonehill Avenue , Birstall LE4 4JG 		- not rated 1,009 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darul Uloom Leicester
119 Loughborough Road , LE4 5LN 		- not rated 2,730 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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