Riverside Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Barking, Barking and Dagenham
Riverside Primary School is a primary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2023. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 433 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and are kept safe at Riverside.”
- “They say this is because there are always teachers and friends around to help them should they need it.”
- “The school’s RESPECT values of resilience, empathy, self-belief, perseverance, effort, courage and tolerance are woven throughout the curriculum.”
To improve
- “A few subjects, however, are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “In these areas, the key knowledge for pupils to learn has not been sequenced as systematically.”
- “As a result, learning is more fragmented, and pupils do not build their knowledge cumulatively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 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) | 87% | 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: 85 first-preference applications, 86 offers in total, 85 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2017 to 2025, as Barking and Dagenham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- George Carey Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thames View Infants 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Thames View Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Monteagle Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The James Cambell Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastbury Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Godwin Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published