Riverside Special School
Ainsty Street, Goole, DN14 5JS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Percival
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 145
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 118148
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01405763925
About this school
Riverside Special School is a community special school in Goole. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside Special 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- 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 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
| 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 Special 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 | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 136 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.04%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.29%
- Persistent absence
- 29.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falcons Learning1.0 miles
Special schools · Goole
-
Read School5.0 miles
Independent schools · Selby
-
Thorneberry School8.1 miles
Special schools · Doncaster
-
Fieldgate School8.7 miles
Special schools
-
The Rubicon Centre10.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Selby
Other schools in Goole
- Falcons Learning Special schools
- Airmyn Park Primary School Primary
- Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School Primary
- Boothferry Primary School Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Cowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Eastrington Primary School Primary
- Hook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Howden Junior School Primary
- Kellington Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Marshlands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Special School teach?
- Riverside Special School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Goole.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Special School?
- The headteacher of Riverside Special School is Mr David Percival, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Special 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 Special School?
- Riverside Special School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Riverside Special School full?
- Riverside Special School has capacity for 145 pupils and 145 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Special School a faith school?
- No. Riverside Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Riverside Special School have?
- The schools register lists Riverside Special School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Riverside Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Riverside Special School's absence rate?
- Riverside Special School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Special 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 30 June 2026.