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Community special school · Hampshire

Riverside Community Special School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 157Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 116600URN

Scratchface Lane, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5QD · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 6 June 2023
    Graded inspection: Good
  2. 3 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
116600 · 850/7009
Capacity
149 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals
44.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Scratchface Lane, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
Local authority
Hampshire · Havant

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources