Riverside Primary School and Nursery

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Donnington Gardens
Cookham Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 7JA
Phone 01628621741
Reference Number 109820

Riverside Primary School and Nursery has demonstrated significant improvement since its previous inspection, now achieving a overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils are happy, confident, and eager to learn. Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that spans all subjects and supports personal development, including engagement with the local community and promoting key values such as respect and tolerance. The school excels in its commitment to reading and offers a range of enriching extracurricular activities that cater to various interests.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 374
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.01%
Girls: 45.99%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 68.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 18 37
2 24 31 55
3 23 19 42
4 37 14 51
5 28 27 55
6 27 25 52

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 35%
White, British 14.4%
Indian 12.8%
White, Other 11%
African 10.4%
Mixed, Other 4.3%
White & Asian 2.7%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 11 Jul 2023
Date Report
11 Jul 2023 School inspection:
12 Nov 2019 School inspection:
15 Mar 2016 Full inspection:
20 Mar 2014 Monitoring visit
11 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
09 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
09 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
23 Jun 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and thriving in their learning environment.
  • Leaders have developed an ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Staff prioritize reading and engage pupils with a love for books.
  • Strong leadership and management create a positive school culture.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of clarity in the precise details and order of the curriculum in some subjects.
  • Some tasks do not enable pupils to build knowledge systematically.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8
Writing 1.3
Maths 1.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 4
Third Preference 6 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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