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Riverside Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 433Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 142133URN

Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJul 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
0.3 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barking and Dagenham

178 applications for 86 places · 27th of 38 in Barking and Dagenham
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
87%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJul 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

  1. 5 October 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 11 July 2018
    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
2.1applications per place, Reception
0.3 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

178 applications · 86 places offered · 85 named it first

  1. 2026 2.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
  2. 2025 2.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
  3. 2024 2.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
  4. 2023 3.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
  6. 2021 3.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
  7. 2020 4.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  8. 2019 5.9; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  9. 2018 7.9; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
  10. 2017 7.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
  11. 2016 4.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
  • This school
  • Barking and Dagenham 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026861782.1850.99
Sep 2025741702.3730.99
Sep 2024771682.2760.99
Sep 2023431413.3420.98
Sep 2022601672.8580.97
Sep 2021451603.6440.98
Sep 2020311304.2270.87
Sep 2019261525.9250.96
Sep 2018201577.9190.95
Sep 2017201527.6201.00
Sep 2016301274.270.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%3rd of 39 in Barking and Dagenham
Reading
Expected standard87%
Higher standard50%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard90%
Greater depth30%
Maths
Expected standard90%
Higher standard50%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Barking and Dagenham median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2587%23%110110
2023/2483%20%108108
2022/2383%23%109109

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

  • 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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
142133 · 301/2019
Trust
Partnership Learning
Capacity
630 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals
17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2015
Address
Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham

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