Community school · Essex

Riverside Primary School

4–11Ages
422Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135903URN

Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.1 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

74 applications for 56 places · 347th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

1 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 February 2013
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Essex median (2.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 56 places offered · 51 named it first

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

2026 1.3; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.2; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 1.3; Essex median median 2.5
2017 1.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 1.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 1.2; Essex median median 2.8

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

This school
Essex 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	56	74	1.3	51	0.91
Sep 2025	59	72	1.2	58	0.98
Sep 2024	60	93	1.6	70	1.17
Sep 2023	56	68	1.2	55	0.98
Sep 2022	57	70	1.2	55	0.96
Sep 2021	37	46	1.2	35	0.95
Sep 2020	45	63	1.4	55	1.22
Sep 2019	32	42	1.3	31	0.97
Sep 2018	39	52	1.3	31	0.79
Sep 2017	41	56	1.4	39	0.95
Sep 2016	55	64	1.2	52	0.95
Sep 2015	36	50	1.4	35	0.97
Sep 2014	41	51	1.2	37	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 72% · Maths 91% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%238th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	6%	106	108
2023/24	62%	6%	105	104
2022/23	78%	11%	106	107

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

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
1.6 km · Essex

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

4.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Elmwood Primary School
2.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF
2.0 km · Essex

Good2024

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woodville Primary School
2.8 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2019

3.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Down Hall Primary School
3.2 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Lift Hockley
3.4 km · Essex

2026

4.2applications per place 80%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: 135903 · 881/3840
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 454 pupils · 422 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6ND
Local authority: Essex · Rochford

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