Foundation school · Plymouth

Riverside Community Primary School

3–11Ages
370Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135348URN

210 Poole Park Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.7 below Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

50 applications for 45 places · 57th of 58 in Plymouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 September 2012
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Plymouth median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

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

2026 1.1; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 1.1; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.1; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.1; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.2; Plymouth median median 2.2
2015 1.1; Plymouth median median 2.4
2014 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Plymouth 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	45	50	1.1	43	0.96
Sep 2025	39	45	1.2	39	1.00
Sep 2024	31	42	1.4	31	1.00
Sep 2023	45	60	1.3	45	1.00
Sep 2022	59	67	1.1	59	1.00
Sep 2021	54	57	1.1	54	1.00
Sep 2020	67	81	1.2	67	1.00
Sep 2019	65	78	1.2	64	0.98
Sep 2018	63	71	1.1	61	0.97
Sep 2017	75	87	1.2	70	0.93
Sep 2016	90	109	1.2	88	0.98
Sep 2015	89	101	1.1	88	0.99
Sep 2014	63	79	1.3	60	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 78% · Maths 81% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%14th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	3%	106	106
2023/24	74%	6%	107	106
2022/23	73%	11%	106	105

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 Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary
0.8 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Drake Primary Academy
1.4 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Marine Academy Primary
1.4 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
1.8 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135348 · 879/3772
Capacity: 630 pupils · 370 on roll
Free school meals: 52.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: 210 Poole Park Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1DD
Local authority: Plymouth

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