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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 142133

Riverside Primary School

Free schools · Barking · IG11 0FU

Ages 4–11 · 433 pupils · Barking and Dagenham

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

4.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-11-20

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)83%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.2%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
283

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill69%

433 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
433
Boys / girls
215 / 218
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
433 / 630 (69%)
Free school meals
17.3%
FSM pupils
75
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
Academy trust
PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
Sponsor
Partnership Learning
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Kinnaird

Location

Address
Renwick Road
Postcode
IG11 0FU
Town
Barking
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
District
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Barking
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 free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Barking, Barking and Dagenham, 433 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.3%.

Open schools in Barking
18
Primary schools in Barking
12
Academies among open schools in Barking
28% (5)
Open schools in IG11
19
Primary in IG11
12
Open schools in Barking and Dagenham LA
68
Primary in Barking and Dagenham LA
44

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Thames View Infants

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Barking · IG11 0LG · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.7%

    0.7 miles away

  • Thames View Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Barking · IG11 0TR · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence3.8%

    0.7 miles away

  • Castilion Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · SE28 8QA · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence3.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Monteagle Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Community school · Primary

    Dagenham · RM9 4RB · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.8%

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    London · SE28 8DT · Greenwich

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence6.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Dagenham · RM9 6TD · Barking and Dagenham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.6%

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Kinnaird
Telephone
02039465888

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