Riverside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Southwark
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southwark Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Riverside Primary School is a primary school in London, Southwark for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Southwark has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Riverside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place; there were 24 first-choice applications for 30 offers, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 76% in 2024/25 was 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark that have results.
- There are 13.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Southwark.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southwark schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Janeway Street, London, SE16 4PS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Southwark
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “Riverside is a happy community.”
- “Pupils arrive at school full of enthusiasm for the day ahead.”
- “They behave exceptionally well.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, teaching could be adapted further to support pupils to build on their existing achievements and work towards the ambitious goals that have been set for them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southwark.
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Southwark Park Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Tower Bridge Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Albion Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Boutcher Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained