Riverside Primary School
Janeway Street, London, SE16 4PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher J Lewis S Alder
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 100808
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072373227
About this school
Riverside Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 44 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 91% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 16% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 91% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 98% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 95% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Riverside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Primary School compares
Riverside Primary School ranked 17th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 7.3% | 44.4% | 219 | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 72.9% | 403 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 33.2% | 258 | 0.2 miles |
| Hermitage Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 43.7% | 269 | 0.4 miles |
| Southwark Park Primary School | 76% | 6.4% | 53.3% | 386 | 0.5 miles |
| Tower Bridge Primary School | 59% | 6% | 60.7% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.4%
- English as an additional language
- 47.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.33%
- Persistent absence
- 20.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Hermitage Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Southwark Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Tower Bridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Riverside Primary School ranks 388th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Primary School teach?
- Riverside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Riverside Primary School is Co Headteacher J Lewis S Alder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Riverside Primary School?
- Riverside Primary School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Riverside Primary School full?
- Riverside Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 219 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Riverside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Riverside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Riverside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Riverside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Riverside Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Riverside Primary School ranked 17th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Riverside Primary School's absence rate?
- Riverside Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.