Academy converter · Redcar and Cleveland

Riverdale Primary School

3–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145046URN

Hambleton Avenue, Redcar, TS10 4HH

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 above Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Redcar and Cleveland

27 applications for 18 places · 7th of 40 in Redcar and Cleveland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 January 2026Published 31 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 January 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
30 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Redcar and Cleveland median (1.3) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2025 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2024 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2023 1.2; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2022 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2021 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2020 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3
2019 1.6; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2018 1.5; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4
2017 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Redcar and Cleveland median median 1.3; as the previous school

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median

Dashed bars: as Riverdale Primary School (URN 111639), 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	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2025	23	33	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2024	27	35	1.3	27	1.00
Sep 2023	29	35	1.2	26	0.90
Sep 2022	22	33	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2021	26	34	1.3	23	0.88
Sep 2020	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2019	21	33	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2018	24	35	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2017 *	30	40	1.3	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	23	39	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2015 *	30	38	1.3	24	0.80
Sep 2014 *	25	35	1.4	23	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 61% · Maths 61% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%40th of 43 in Redcar and Cleveland

Redcar and Cleveland 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Redcar and Cleveland 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Redcar and Cleveland 78% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Redcar and Cleveland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Redcar and Cleveland 80% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Redcar and Cleveland 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Redcar and Cleveland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	102	102
2023/24	65%	6%	104	102
2022/23	57%	3%	104	101

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

Riverdale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Green Gates Primary School
0.4 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Newcomen Primary School
0.8 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Lakes Primary School
0.9 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good · improving2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Dormanstown Primary Academy
1.4 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Wheatlands Primary School
1.5 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Coatham Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ings Farm Primary School
1.9 km · Redcar and Cleveland

Good2024

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145046 · 807/2340
Trust: Ironstone Academy Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 33.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Riverdale Primary School (URN 111639)
Address: Hambleton Avenue, Redcar, TS10 4HH
Local authority: Redcar and Cleveland

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