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Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

4–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140746URN

Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

102 applications for 39 places · 85th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 March 2017
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 39 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Riverside Community Primary School Birstall (URN 120092), the previous school.

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	39	102	2.6	39	1.00
Sep 2025	43	112	2.6	43	1.00
Sep 2024	43	119	2.8	41	0.95
Sep 2023	58	123	2.1	49	0.84
Sep 2022	57	97	1.7	51	0.89
Sep 2021	57	118	2.1	54	0.95
Sep 2020	46	90	2.0	38	0.83
Sep 2019	81	127	1.6	72	0.89
Sep 2018	55	99	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2017	60	108	1.8	67	1.12
Sep 2016	71	110	1.6	65	0.92
Sep 2015	66	116	1.8	65	0.98
Sep 2014 *	60	87	1.5	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 69% · Maths 76% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%139th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	2%	105	104
2023/24	61%	11%	106	106
2022/23	58%	6%	105	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 School BirstallThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
1.0 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Hallam Fields, Birstall
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Church Hill Infant School
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place
Church Hill Church of England Junior School
1.7 km · Leicestershire

2026

57%met the SATs standard
Herrick Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sandfield Close Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Leicester

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
2.0 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140746 · 855/2368
Trust: Lionheart Educational Trust
Capacity: 428 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 13.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Riverside Community Primary School Birstall (URN 120092)
Address: Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4JU
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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