Riverside Primary School is a primary 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 29/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Edmunds Way, Gillingham, ME8 8ET
Website: www.riverside.medway.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01634338700
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kim Wilmer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144135

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 265
Number of Pupils: 331
Number of Boys: 174
Number of Girls: 157

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -6.5 to -1.8
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.5
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside Primary School
St Edmunds Way , Rainham ME8 8ET 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street , Orchard Street ME8 9AE 		3out of 4 1,204 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street , Rainham ME8 9AE 		3out of 4 1,204 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Miers Court Primary School
Silverspot Close , ME8 8JR 		3out of 4 1,405 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane , Rainham ME8 7DX 		3out of 4 1,650 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane , Rainham 		- not rated 655 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ 		4out of 4 1,936 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 2,040 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 2,070 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ 		- not rated 2,644 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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