Riversdale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Wandsworth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wandsworth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Riversdale Primary School is a primary school in London, Wandsworth for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Wandsworth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Riversdale 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 1.80 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.63 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 60 offers (0.3 per offer, the lowest of 54 Wandsworth primary schools); 41 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 6 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (11 July 2023); among the 8 nearest primary schools in Wandsworth, 4 are Good, 1 Outstanding and 3 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wandsworth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 302a Merton Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 5JP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Pupils on roll
- 324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly proud to be a part of this inclusive, welcoming and kind school.”
- “Staff have consistent expectations for behaviour, and these are understood by pupils, who exemplify the Riversdale values each day.”
- “As a result, the school is respectful, calm and orderly.”
To improve
- “However, there are subjects where this is not the case because the curriculum is at an earlier stage of design.”
- “There are other subjects that are at an earlier stage of design.”
- “In these areas, the most important knowledge that pupils need to learn has not been clearly identified.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 November 2023 (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) | 62% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 19 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 Wandsworth.
- Sheringdale Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Floreat Wandsworth Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Earlsfield Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Swaffield School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Albemarle Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Southmead Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published