Riverside School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Riverside School is a secondary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Riverside 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 2 of the 6 other Barking and Dagenham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 219 first-choice applications for 294 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 7 Barking and Dagenham secondary schools.
- 60% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 nearest secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barking and Dagenham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,550 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “The school’s motto, ‘Excellence for All’, reflects the ambition that leaders have for the whole school community.”
- “A very strong culture of high expectations across the school means that pupils here are encouraged to succeed.”
- “Pupils benefit from a rich curriculum that is taught expertly by very well-trained staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 60% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 219 first-preference applications, 294 offers in total, 219 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Jo Richardson Community School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Greatfields School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dagenham Park CofE School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy 2.8 mi Not judged
- All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Warren School 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published