Riverside School | Secondary with sixth form in Barking, Barking and Dagenham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Riverside School

SecondaryPost 16

Barking and Dagenham · Barking · IG11 0FU http://secondary.riversidecampus.com/

Pupils
1,550
cap. 1,824
Ages
11 - 19
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
5 Oct 2022
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
24 Jan 2019
Short inspection
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3 Jun 2015
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Barking and Dagenham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
83%
+8pp
LA
67%
England
66%
83%77%71%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
60%
+4pp
LA
46%
England
46%
61%57%53%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
55.5
+1.1
LA
48.1
England
46.8
57.055.052.9
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
85%
-1pp
LA
42%
England
41%
86%82%78%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
12.9
+0.2
LA
10.1
England
7.7
12.99.25.4
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
85%
Would recommend
93%
Responses
27
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

85%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

93%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

92%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

11%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

89%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

26%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

89%

Q9. My child does well at this school

96%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

89%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

89%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

89%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

89%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

93%

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.78
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.0
+1.0
LA
32.9
England
32.4
40.138.536.9
'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.07
-0.1
LA
-0.03
+0.2+0.1+0.1
'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
+10pp
LA
10%
England
14%
18%13%8%
'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BBB-
'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.07
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

95%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education94%
Apprenticeships
Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

84%

staying in education or employment

6% did not stay in education or employment

10% no destination recorded

Education75%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment3%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,542
cap. 1,824
1,5421,090638
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
LA AVG 16.14:1
17.315.914.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
29%
LA AVG 41.12%
52%39%26%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
34%
LA AVG 34.93%
53%43%34%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
5%
LA AVG 12.81%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
7%
England
9%
5%4%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
8%
LA
19%
England
24%
11%9%7%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressRenwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU
Telephone02039465888
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£8046 spend / pupil£8515 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2013 (was URN 136940)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2583%60%55.5Not applicable85%12.9247
2023/2475%56%54.4+0.7886%12.7240
2022/2378%60%55.5+1.0785%11.9227
2021/2280%58%57.0+0.9878%7.5142
2018/1973%60%54.6+0.9180%5.8113
2017/1875%61%55.5+0.9181%5.4102
2016/1771%53%52.9+0.6778%111
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2599%
2023/2488%
2022/2386%
2021/2278%
2018/1980%
2017/1891%
2016/1799%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.0B-+0.0718%77
2023/2436.9B-+0.218%42
2022/2339.8B17%75
2021/2240.1B10%44
2018/1929.8C-0.327%43
2016/17Not publishedNot applicableNot publishedNot published

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,54214.85%29%34%4%8%
2023/241,41715.05%28%34%4%9%
2022/231,37915.06%26%36%5%11%
2021/221,26614.67%26%38%4%7%
2020/211,19514.66%32%36%
2018/1990214.85%43%46%4%9%
2017/1874517.38%47%49%4%9%
2016/1763817.39%52%52%4%11%

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