Riverside Junior School is a primary school located in Hebden Bridge. 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 16/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Website: www.riversidejunior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01422842154
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Lucy Caswell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107529

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 234
Number of Pupils: 160
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 79

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.8
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Junior School
Holme Street , HX7 8EE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Central Street Infant and Nursery School
Central Street , HX7 6HB
3out of 4 88 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stubbings Infant School
School Street , HX7 8BP
3out of 4 336 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hebden Royd CofE VA Primary School
Church Lane , HX7 6DS
3out of 4 777 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School
Smithwell Lane , Heptonstall HX7 7NX
3out of 4 1,320 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Calder Learning Trust
Brier Hey Lane , Mytholmroyd HX7 5QN
3out of 4 2,988 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.