Riverside Community Special School
Community special school · Ages 3–11 · Waterlooville, Hampshire
Riverside Community Special School is a special school in Waterlooville, Hampshire for ages 3–11. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Scratchface Lane, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5QD
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 157 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this inclusive school.”
- “A sense of respect and kindness pervades.”
- “Pupils treat everyone at school with consideration and encourage each other to do their best.”
To improve
- “Leaders are still thinking through improvements to some foundation subjects.”
- “In these subjects, leaders have not yet confirmed the knowledge and skills they want pupils to learn through their time at the school.”
- “This means that in a small number of subjects, pupils do not build on knowledge over time as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- The Waterloo School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Park Community School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Prospect School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Releasing Potential School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Jubilee School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bere Clinic School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rachel Madocks School 2.6 mi School remains Good
- Glenwood School 3.8 mi Good