Riverside Special School
Community special school · Ages 2–19 · Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire
Riverside Special School is a special school in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire for ages 2–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 September 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ainsty Street, Goole, DN14 5JS
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2–19
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 September 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders at Riverside Special School have taken effective steps to address the significant safeguarding weaknesses identified at the time of the previous inspection in January 2023.”
- “Supported by colleagues from the local authority, leaders have addressed safeguarding training, reporting and systems, to ensure that the school’s safeguarding culture is now effective.”
- “Pupils enjoy exciting lessons at the school.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, teachers do not take opportunities to fully extend pupils’ learning once they have completed the initial tasks they have been set.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 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) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
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