Community school · Herefordshire, County of

Riverside Primary School

3–11Ages
631Pupils
PrimaryPhase
128077URN

Belmont Avenue, Hereford, HR2 7JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Herefordshire, County of median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Herefordshire, County of

154 applications for 87 places · 25th of 41 in Herefordshire, County of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Herefordshire, County of 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Herefordshire, County of median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

154 applications · 87 places offered · 89 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
2017 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
2016 1.5; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
2015 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Herefordshire, County of median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Herefordshire, County of median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	87	154	1.8	89	1.02
Sep 2025	75	128	1.7	73	0.97
Sep 2024	77	135	1.8	76	0.99
Sep 2023	86	160	1.9	90	1.05
Sep 2022	84	128	1.5	81	0.96
Sep 2021	90	146	1.6	94	1.04
Sep 2020	69	103	1.5	64	0.93
Sep 2019	90	146	1.6	87	0.97
Sep 2018	86	122	1.4	76	0.88
Sep 2017	70	100	1.4	66	0.94
Sep 2016	71	105	1.5	64	0.90
Sep 2015	73	126	1.7	69	0.95
Sep 2014	73	126	1.7	69	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 66% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%51st of 70 in Herefordshire, County of

Herefordshire, County of 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Herefordshire, County of 80% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Herefordshire, County of 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Herefordshire, County of 79% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Herefordshire, County of 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Herefordshire, County of 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Herefordshire, County of 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Herefordshire, County of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	13%	103	103
2023/24	40%	3%	100	100
2022/23	58%	6%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Riverside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's RC Primary School
0.4 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Primary School
0.5 km · Herefordshire, County of

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place
Marlbrook Primary School
0.9 km · Herefordshire, County of

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
0.9 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Herefordshire, County of

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
1.6 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Holmer CofE Academy
2.3 km · Herefordshire, County of

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Trinity Primary School
2.4 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 128077 · 884/3393
Capacity: 630 pupils · 631 on roll
Free school meals: 34.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: Belmont Avenue, Hereford, HR2 7JF
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of

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