Riverview Junior School is a primary school located in Gravesend. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cimba Wood, Gravesend

School Information

Address: Cimba Wood, Gravesend, DA12 4SD
Website: https://www.riverview-junior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01474352620
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Kendall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145117

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 479
Number of Boys: 261
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1.3
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.5
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.1

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:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Riverview Junior School
Cimba Wood , DA12 4SD
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Riverview Infant School
Cimba Wood , DA12 4SD
3out of 4 67 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tymberwood Academy
Cerne Road , DA12 4BN
3out of 4 569 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Singlewell Primary School
Mackenzie Way , DA12 5TY
3out of 4 989 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King's Farm Primary School
Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT
3out of 4 1,097 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thamesview School
Thong Lane , DA12 4LF
3out of 4 795 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Rochester Road , DA12 2JW
3out of 4 1,933 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Gravesend Grammar School
Church Walk , DA12 2PR
4out of 4 2,290 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Pelham Road , DA11 0JE
4out of 4 3,180 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint George's Church of England School
Meadow Road , DA11 7LS
3out of 4 2,469 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ifield School
Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT
4out of 4 1,094 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service
Richmond Drive , DA12 4DJ
- not rated 1,243 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
LINK19 College
Lower Higham Road , Based at North Kent College DA12 2JJ
- not rated 1,839 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pier View Academy
42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX
- not rated 3,099 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.