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EnglandSouth EastDoverCT17 0PPRiver Primary School
Primary

River Primary School

Primary

Dover · Dover · CT17 0PP www.river.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
394
cap. 427
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
394
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
394
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2013

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of River Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
-5pp
73%67%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
-8pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
394
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%87%34%75%15%70%15%95%66%107.0102.0103.020%394
2023/2467%11%80%38%72%15%70%21%85%69%107.0104.0104.018%408
2022/2360%3%79%21%79%6%69%15%76%73%105.0103.0103.0-1.50-1.80-2.2020%413
2018/1973%13%80%27%93%28%82%30%97%75%105.0105.0105.0+0.50+2.30+0.3014%424
2017/1866%14%80%27%85%29%73%22%92%76%106.0104.0106.0-0.10+1.40-1.3016%428
2016/1766%7%77%31%95%21%75%11%98%80%105.0103.0106.0+0.60+2.40-1.1015%427

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539419.720%5%22%4%8%
2023/2440819.818%3%22%5%11%
2022/2341320.120%3%18%6%14%
2021/2241520.318%3%17%6%14%
2020/2141318.914%3%17%
2018/1942418.714%3%13%3%5%
2017/1842820.216%2%11%3%5%
2016/1742719.515%2%12%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.