Riversides School
Thorneloe Road, Barbourne, Worcester, WR1 3HZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Enwright
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Central Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 68
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 140397
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0190521261
About this school
Riversides School is a special academy in Worcester. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riversides 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 22% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 22% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -13.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -18.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | - | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 11.1 | 13.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -0.86 -1.78 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 6.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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 Riversides 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 13.9 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 21.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.26%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 21.27%
- Persistent absence
- 52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal Grammar School Worcester0.3 miles
Independent schools · Worcester
-
University of Worcester0.7 miles
Universities · Worcester
-
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Worcester
-
The King's School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Worcestershire
-
Newbridge School1.2 miles
Academies · Worcester
Other schools in Worcester
- Fort Royal Special schools
- New College Worcester (NMSS) Special schools
- Newbridge School Academies
- Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Regency High School Academies
- Salford Farm Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- The Aspire Academy Free Schools
- Broadheath CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Callow End CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth School Primary
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riversides School teach?
- Riversides School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Worcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Riversides School?
- The headteacher of Riversides School is Mr Ian Enwright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riversides School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riversides 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 Riversides School?
- Riversides School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Riversides School full?
- Riversides School has capacity for 68 pupils and 73 on roll (107%), 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 Riversides School a faith school?
- No. Riversides School has no designated religious character.
- Is Riversides School part of an academy trust?
- Riversides School is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Riversides School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 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 Riversides School's absence rate?
- Riversides School's overall absence rate is 21.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riversides School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riversides 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.