Riverside School is a school located in Orpington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.1%, which is 5.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Main Road, Orpington, BR5 3HS
Website:
Telephone: 01689870519
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Steve Solomons
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135232

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 299
Number of Boys: 217
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.7 to 2
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Gray's Farm Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3AD 		3out of 4 585 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary School
Buttermere Road , BR5 3WD 		2out of 4 866 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Leesons Primary School
Leesons Hill , St Paul's Cray BR5 2GA 		3out of 4 1,146 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Midfield Primary School
Grovelands Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3EG 		4out of 4 1,419 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Oak Primary School
Sweeps Lane , St Mary Cray BR5 3PE 		3out of 4 1,657 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kemnal Technology College
Sevenoaks Way , DA14 5AA 		1out of 4 1,122 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chislehurst School for Girls
Beaverwood Road , Perry Street BR7 6HE 		3out of 4 2,802 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		3out of 4 3,026 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverside School
Main Road , St Paul's Cray BR5 3HS 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Kent House Hospital School
Crockenhill Road , St Mary Cray BR5 4EP 		- not rated 2,099 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Merton Court School
38 Knoll Road , DA14 4QU 		- not rated 2,429 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Farringtons School
Perry Street , BR7 6LR 		- not rated 2,908 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Darul Uloom London School
Foxbury Avenue , Chislehurst BR7 6SD 		- not rated 2,967 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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