Riverside Primary School is a primary school located in Wallasey. 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 21/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH44 6QW
Website: www.riverside.wirral.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01516399787
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Christina Lahive
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104996

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 307
Number of Pupils: 241
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.6 to 3.3
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB
3out of 4 987 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Primary School
Brighton Street , CH44 6QW
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Wheatland Lane , CH44 7ED
3out of 4 434 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Egremont Primary School
Church Street , CH44 8AF
3out of 4 694 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Somerville Primary School
Northbrook Road , CH44 9AR
3out of 4 793 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kingsway Primary School
Ashville Road , CH44 9EF
3out of 4 828 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Oldershaw School
Valkyrie Road , CH45 4RJ
3out of 4 2,328 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd , CH44 3HS
4out of 4 2,592 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 3,206 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT
- not rated 2,501 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 2,292 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT
- not rated 2,511 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 2,890 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Elleray Park School
Elleray Park Road , CH45 0LH
4out of 4 3,023 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.