Riverside Junior School
Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Lucy Caswell
- Federation
- Hebden Bridge Schools Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 107529
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422842154
About this school
Riverside Junior School is a community primary school in Hebden Bridge. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 33 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 55% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 67% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Junior 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 | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Junior School compares
Riverside Junior School ranked 23rd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.9% | 20.3% | 118 | — |
| Central Street Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 10% | 53 | 0.1 miles |
| Stubbings Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 71 | 0.2 miles |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | 50% | 3.7% | 18.9% | 109 | 0.4 miles |
| Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 11.3% | 50 | 0.8 miles |
| Old Town Primary School | — | 4.8% | 17.7% | 84 | 1.0 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)
- 20.34%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 11.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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Central Street Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Stubbings Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Hebden Royd CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
-
Old Town Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hebden Bridge
Other schools in Hebden Bridge
Riverside Junior School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Hebden Bridge.
- Burnley Road Academy Primary
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Colden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hebden Royd CofE Primary School Primary
- Heptonstall Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Old Town Primary School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Riverside Junior School teach?
- Riverside Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hebden Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Junior School?
- The headteacher of Riverside Junior School is Ms Lucy Caswell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Riverside Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Junior 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 big is Riverside Junior School?
- Riverside Junior School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Riverside Junior School full?
- Riverside Junior School has capacity for 250 pupils and 118 on roll (47%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Riverside Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Riverside Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Riverside Junior School?
- Riverside Junior School is part of the Hebden Bridge Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Riverside Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Riverside Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Riverside Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 Junior School rank locally?
- Riverside Junior School ranked 23rd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 Junior School's absence rate?
- Riverside Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Junior 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.