Riverside Primary School
Free schools · Primary
Barking · IG11 0FU · Barking and Dagenham
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 136431
George Carey Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Barking · IG11 0FJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
619
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, 619 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 19.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health…. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 136431
Location
- Address
- The Rivergate Centre, Minter Road
- Postcode
- IG11 0FJ
- Town
- Barking
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- District
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Barking
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 619
- Boys / girls
- 311 / 308
- School capacity
- 726
- Capacity fill
- 619 / 726 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- FSM pupils
- 112
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 18 on roll / 18 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 18 on roll / 18 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Harrison
- Telephone
- 02082704040