Riverside Academy
Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, CV21 1EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Payne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 138914
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788544096
About this school
Riverside Academy is a primary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside Academy, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 81% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 81% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Academy compares
Riverside Academy ranked 22nd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.7% | 29.1% | 233 | — |
| Northlands Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| St Oswald's CofE Academy | 56% | 6.7% | 39.2% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 199 | 1.0 miles |
| Oakfield Primary Academy | 74% | 5.2% | 33.3% | 435 | 1.2 miles |
| Long Lawford Primary School | 49% | 5.9% | 29.8% | 426 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 25 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.05%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 16.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Oswald's CofE Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Oakfield Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Long Lawford Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Riverside Academy ranks 2nd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Rugby.
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Academy teach?
- Riverside Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside Academy?
- The headteacher of Riverside Academy is Mrs Rebecca Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Academy, 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 Academy?
- Riverside Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Riverside Academy full?
- Riverside Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 233 on roll (111%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Riverside Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Riverside Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Riverside Academy part of an academy trust?
- Riverside Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Riverside Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Riverside Academy ranked 22nd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Riverside Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Academy'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.