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Riverside Primary School

Academy converter · Gillingham · ME8 8ET

Ages 3–11 · 453 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-11-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
345

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

57

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
112
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill116%

453 pupils · 390 places

Pupils on roll
453
Boys / girls
251 / 202
School capacity
390
Capacity fill
453 / 390 (116%)
Free school meals
34.6%
FSM pupils
143
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: RMET
Academy trust
RMET
Sponsor
RMET (Rainham Mark Education Trust)
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Robson

Location

Address
St Edmunds Way, Rainham
Postcode
ME8 8ET
Town
Gillingham
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
VI - Visual Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
17 on roll / 15 capacity

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 3–11, in Gillingham, Medway, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 34.6%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Gillingham
43
Primary schools in Gillingham
30
Academies among open schools in Gillingham
70% (30)
Open schools in ME8
18
Primary in ME8
13
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

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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    • FSM12.2%
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    • FSM13.7%
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    • KS281%
    • Absence4.2%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Robson
Telephone
01634623500
Website
www.riverside.medway.sch.uk/

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