Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Leicester, Leicestershire
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall is a primary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 November 2022
Strengths
- “Riverside Primary School is a warm and welcoming place.”
- “The school’s ‘6Rs’ of respect, responsibility, reflection, reciprocity, resourcefulness and resilience, guide pupils, leaders and staff.”
- “Pupils are polite and are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, teachers do not identify misconceptions in pupils’ written work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 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) | 56% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Hallam Fields, Birstall 1.0 mi Good
- Church Hill Church of England Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Church Hill Infant School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Eastfield Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement
- Rothley Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good
- Richard Hill Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged