Riverside Community Primary School is a primary school located in Plymouth. 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 21/09/2012. 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 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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210 Poole Park Road, Plymouth

School Information

Address: 210 Poole Park Road, Plymouth, PL5 1DD
Website: www.riversideprimary.net
Telephone: 01752365297
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Brian Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135348

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 524
Number of Boys: 250
Number of Girls: 274

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.1 to 5.1
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.9 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
Ham Drive , Ham PL2 2NJ
3out of 4 2,012 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Community Primary School
210 Poole Park Road , St Budeaux PL5 1DD
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
Pemros Road , St Budeaux PL5 1NE
3out of 4 737 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary
Trelawney Avenue , St Budeaux PL5 1RH
3out of 4 827 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
Ferndale Road , PL2 2EL
3out of 4 1,147 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Drake Primary Academy
1 Johnston Terrace Ope , Keyham PL2 2EN
3out of 4 1,475 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marine Academy Plymouth
Trevithick Road , PL5 2AF
- not rated 1,647 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saltash Community School
Wearde Road , PL12 4AY
2out of 4 2,245 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Academy
Pennycross , PL5 3NE
1out of 4 2,755 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Plymouth
Park Avenue , PL1 4RL
1out of 4 2,763 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Torpoint Community College
Trevol Road , PL11 2NH
3out of 4 2,813 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus
Foulston Avenue , PL5 1HL
- not rated 598 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Mount Tamar School
Row Lane , Higher St Budeaux PL5 2EF
3out of 4 1,521 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fountain Head House School - Saltash
The Saltash Campus , Church Road PL12 4AE
- not rated 2,902 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mill Ford School
Rochford Crescent , Ernesettle PL5 2PY
3out of 4 2,963 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.