Riverside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Gillingham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.51 miles
Published by Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Riverside Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Riverside Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 6.51 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of its pupils, 31.6% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Medway is 13.7%.
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 6.51 miles away, 2nd longest of 23 Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.07 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are understood, included and celebrated.”
- “Pupils are delighted by each other’s successes.”
- “They know that achievement and overcoming challenges comes in many different forms.”
To improve
- “However, at times, these checks do not identify whether pupils’ earlier learning is fully secure.”
- “Pupils understanding and recall of their learning is more variable in these subjects.”
- “In 2024, the proportion of Year 1 pupils meeting the expected standard in phonics was significantly lower than the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2025 (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: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Margaret's Infant School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Miers Court Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thames View Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Twydall Primary School and Nursery 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairview Community Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published