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Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

Academy converter · Leicester · LE4 4JU

Ages 4–11 · 409 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-01-29

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
383

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
119
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

409 pupils · 428 places

Pupils on roll
409
Boys / girls
214 / 195
School capacity
428
Capacity fill
409 / 428 (96%)
Free school meals
13.2%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
Lionheart Academies Trust
Headteacher
Ms Rachel Roberts

Location

Address
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Birstall
Postcode
LE4 4JU
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 409 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 13.2%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Primary in LE4
27
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Hallam Fields, Birstall

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 3LL · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Church Hill Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Leicester · LE4 8DE · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Herrick Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand0.86

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  • Sandfield Close Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.13

    1.1 miles away

  • Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM45.9%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Mowmacre Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 2NG · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM55.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Rachel Roberts
Telephone
01162107373
Website
http://www.riversideacademy.org.uk

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