Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Riverside School, Tadcaster

3–11Ages
361Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145822URN

Wetherby Road, Tadcaster, LS24 9JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

58 applications for 32 places · 98th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 18 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
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			Needs attention

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

6 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below North Yorkshire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 32 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 1.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2018 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Tadcaster, Riverside Community Primary School (URN 121466), 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	32	58	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2025	26	51	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2024	42	69	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2023	49	82	1.7	49	1.00
Sep 2022	39	52	1.3	37	0.95
Sep 2021	38	52	1.4	35	0.92
Sep 2020	54	76	1.4	51	0.94
Sep 2019	47	57	1.2	41	0.87
Sep 2018 *	42	59	1.4	41	0.98
Sep 2017 *	55	72	1.3	53	0.96
Sep 2016 *	54	68	1.3	53	0.98
Sep 2015 *	53	70	1.3	53	1.00
Sep 2014 *	56	74	1.3	58	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 77% · Maths 70% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%101st of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	11%	106	104
2023/24	53%	2%	105	104
2022/23	56%	12%	106	106

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 School, TadcasterThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 11%met the SATs standard
Tadcaster Primary Academy
1.1 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa
5.3 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bramham Primary School
5.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch
5.5 km · Leeds

Good2024

2.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Primrose Lane Primary School
5.8 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2023

3.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa
6.1 km · Leeds

Good2022

2.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Saxton Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

6.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145822 · 815/2427
Trust: Yorkshire Learning Trust
Capacity: 406 pupils · 361 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Tadcaster, Riverside Community Primary School (URN 121466)
Address: Wetherby Road, Tadcaster, LS24 9JN
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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