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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH44 6QWRiverside Primary School
Primary

Riverside Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH44 6QW www.riverside.wirral.sch.uk/

Pupils
260
cap. 307
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Riverside Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
43%
0pp
64%54%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
50%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
260
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
73%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Brighton Street, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 6QW
Local authority
Wirral
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
2024/2543%3%53%20%57%10%57%17%67%50%100.099.0101.036%260
2023/2443%0%60%13%67%0%57%13%70%50%102.0101.0102.035%265
2022/2348%3%62%21%69%3%69%14%62%69%103.0102.0103.0+1.10+0.80+0.8034%257
2018/1964%0%76%28%76%8%68%8%84%72%103.0102.0103.0+0.80-0.80-0.9029%218
2017/1864%7%86%25%71%14%71%25%79%75%104.0103.0104.0+0.80-0.70+0.3023%200
2016/1757%0%82%11%64%7%75%7%75%75%102.0102.0104.0-0.50-1.70+0.0021%199

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
2024/2526013.036%11%73%6%17%
2023/2426511.735%9%68%9%28%
2022/2325712.034%9%70%6%19%
2021/2226011.627%5%69%8%30%
2020/2124112.527%5%58%
2018/1921814.829%3%59%5%11%
2017/1820012.523%4%60%4%6%
2016/1719915.421%4%62%5%15%

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