Riverside Community Primary School
210 Poole Park Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Clare Willcocks
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 135348
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752365297
About this school
Riverside Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 370 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside Community 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 80 | 66 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 74% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Community 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 | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 497 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Community Primary School compares
Riverside Community Primary School ranked 16th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth 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 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6% | 53.6% | 370 | — |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 39.6% | 136 | 0.4 miles |
| Victoria Road Primary | 44% | 6.5% | 55.4% | 172 | 0.5 miles |
| Weston Mill Community Primary Academy | 46% | 8.8% | 49.7% | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| Drake Primary Academy | 55% | 6.5% | 43.3% | 136 | 0.8 miles |
| Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6% | 32.4% | 145 | 0.8 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)
- 53.6%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 15.41%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Victoria Road Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Weston Mill Community Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Drake Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Riverside Community Primary School ranks 20th of the 72 ranked primary schools in Plymouth.
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Community Primary School teach?
- Riverside Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the head teacher of Riverside Community Primary School?
- The head teacher of Riverside Community Primary School is Mrs Clare Willcocks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Community 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 Community Primary School?
- Riverside Community Primary School has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Riverside Community Primary School full?
- Riverside Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 370 on roll (59%), 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 Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Riverside Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Riverside Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Riverside Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% 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 Community Primary School compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Riverside Community Primary School ranked 16th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth 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 38% 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 Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Riverside Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Community 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 1 July 2026.