Riverside Primary School
Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 454
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 135903
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702230911
About this school
Riverside Primary School is a community primary school in Hullbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 December 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 | 55 | 53 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 89% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 397 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Primary School compares
Riverside Primary School ranked 243rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.5% | 16.1% | 422 | — |
| Collingwood Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 17.6% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers | 31% | 5.2% | 17.8% | 132 | 1.2 miles |
| Elmwood Primary School | 55% | 5% | 11.3% | 414 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF | 77% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 180 | 1.2 miles |
| Woodville Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 412 | 1.8 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)
- 16.12%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Collingwood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers1.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Elmwood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF1.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Woodville Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Primary School teach?
- Riverside Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hullbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Riverside Primary School is Mrs Claire Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside 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 Primary School?
- Riverside Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Riverside Primary School full?
- Riverside Primary School has capacity for 454 pupils and 422 on roll (93%), 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 a faith school?
- No. Riverside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Riverside Primary School a selective school?
- No. Riverside Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Riverside Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Riverside Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Riverside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 60% 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 compare with other schools in Essex?
- Riverside Primary School ranked 243rd of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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's absence rate?
- Riverside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside 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.