Riverside Primary School and Nursery
Donnington Gardens, Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Daniels
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 368
- URN
- 109820
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628621741
About this school
Riverside Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 368 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside Primary School and Nursery, 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 56 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 46% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 61% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Primary School and Nursery compares
Riverside Primary School and Nursery ranked 23rd of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.7% | 37.4% | 368 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead | 47% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 284 | 0.1 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 48% | 5.5% | 22.8% | 327 | 0.2 miles |
| Furze Platt Junior School | 68% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 364 | 0.8 miles |
| Furze Platt Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.5% | 270 | 0.8 miles |
| Alwyn Infant School | — | 4.5% | 13.9% | 213 | 1.1 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)
- 37.35%
- English as an additional language
- 68.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.66%
- Persistent absence
- 23.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead0.1 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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Furze Platt Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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Furze Platt Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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Alwyn Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
Other schools in Maidenhead
Riverside Primary School and Nursery ranks 13th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Maidenhead.
- All Saints Church of England Junior School Primary
- Alwyn Infant School Primary
- Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Braywick Court School Primary
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Primary
- Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Primary
- Cookham Rise Primary School Primary
- Courthouse Junior School Primary
- Dorney School Primary
- Furze Platt Infant School Primary
- Furze Platt Junior School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Riverside Primary School and Nursery is Mr Richard Daniels, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Primary School and Nursery, 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 and Nursery?
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery has 368 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Riverside Primary School and Nursery full?
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 480 pupils and 368 on roll (77%), 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 and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Riverside Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Riverside Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Riverside Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Riverside Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Riverside Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 and Nursery compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery ranked 23rd of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% 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 and Nursery's absence rate?
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Primary School and Nursery'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.