Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Roberts
- Sponsor
- Lionheart Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 428
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 140746
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162107373
About this school
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, 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 30 November 2022, 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 | 85 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 61% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 82% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Birstall has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside Community Primary School Birstall compares
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall ranked 146th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.2% | 12.9% | 409 | — |
| Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre | 49% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 407 | 0.6 miles |
| Hallam Fields, Birstall | 85% | 3.7% | 14.9% | 190 | 1.0 miles |
| Church Hill Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.5% | 167 | 1.1 miles |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | 57% | 4.3% | 22% | 238 | 1.1 miles |
| Herrick Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 305 | 1.1 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)
- 12.89%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 8.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Hallam Fields, Birstall1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Church Hill Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Church Hill Church of England Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Herrick Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall ranks 98th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside Community Primary School Birstall teach?
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Riverside Community Primary School Birstall?
- The executive headteacher of Riverside Community Primary School Birstall is Ms Rachel Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside Community Primary School Birstall been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside Community Primary School Birstall, 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 Birstall?
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Riverside Community Primary School Birstall full?
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall has capacity for 428 pupils and 409 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. 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 Birstall a faith school?
- No. Riverside Community Primary School Birstall has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside Community Primary School Birstall have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Riverside Community Primary School Birstall as having no nursery classes.
- Is Riverside Community Primary School Birstall part of an academy trust?
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall is part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Riverside Community Primary School Birstall's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 Birstall compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall ranked 146th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% 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 Birstall's absence rate?
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside Community Primary School Birstall's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside Community Primary School Birstall'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.