Riverside School
White Hart Lane, Wood Green, London, N22 5QJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Hehir
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 102178
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088897814
About this school
Riverside School is a community special school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 172 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Riverside 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report15 April 2026
- 29 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.71%
- English as an additional language
- 56.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.1%
- Persistent absence
- 39.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Footsteps Trust0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Greek Secondary School of London0.6 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Haringey Learning Partnership0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
-
The Brook Special Primary School0.8 miles
Special schools · London
-
Area 51 Education Ltd0.9 miles
Other types · London
Other schools in London
- Abbey Manor College Local authority maintained schools
- Abingdon House School Special schools
- Ambitious College Other types
- Area 51 Education Ltd Other types
- Beatrice Tate School Special schools
- Beckmead College Academies
- Belmont Park School Special schools
- Beormund Primary School Special schools
- BeyondAutism Post-19 Other types
- Blanche Nevile School Special schools
- Blossom Rose School Special schools
- Brent Knoll School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside School teach?
- Riverside School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside School?
- The headteacher of Riverside School is Mr Stephen Hehir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside 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 School?
- Riverside School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Riverside School full?
- Riverside School has capacity for 175 pupils and 172 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Riverside School a faith school?
- No. Riverside School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Riverside School have?
- The schools register lists Riverside School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Riverside School's absence rate?
- Riverside School's overall absence rate is 12.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside 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 15 July 2026.