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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL5 1DDRiverside Community Primary School
Primary

Riverside Community Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL5 1DD www.riversideprimary.net

Pupils
403
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
403
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
403
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Riverside Community Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+2pp
77%71%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
403
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
54%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
210 Poole Park Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1DD
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2576%3%84%36%78%4%81%30%78%78%106.0106.0105.023%403
2023/2474%6%79%36%77%12%82%36%80%82%107.0106.0107.020%445
2022/2373%11%78%34%79%14%76%30%81%79%106.0105.0106.0+1.00+1.50+2.2020%497
2018/1977%9%83%40%77%11%83%43%83%85%108.0108.0108.0+3.60-0.90+3.2018%543
2017/1865%3%73%20%70%3%79%19%80%73%103.0104.0104.0+0.00-1.40+1.0018%584
2016/1766%10%79%20%69%16%84%31%75%82%105.0107.0106.0+3.30+1.60+4.6026%580

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
2024/2540318.523%9%54%6%15%
2023/2444517.020%8%55%6%20%
2022/2349716.820%8%54%7%22%
2021/2249317.117%10%52%7%22%
2020/2152416.818%7%52%
2018/1954317.118%6%60%5%15%
2017/1858417.118%6%60%5%11%
2016/1758017.826%6%58%5%11%

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