Riverbank School
Princethorpe Way, Coventry, CV3 2QD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Lisowski
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Sidney Stringer Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 141376
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476453121
About this school
Riverbank School is a special academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 219 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.63 -2.17 to -1.09 | -1.52 -2.10 to -0.94 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
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 Riverbank 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 | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.3 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.1 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.97%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park View1.1 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
Pattison College1.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Baginton Fields Academy1.2 miles
Academies · Coventry
-
Tiverton School1.2 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy1.4 miles
Academies · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
- Ashcroft School Special schools
- Baginton Fields Academy Academies
- Castle Wood Special School Special schools
- Corley Academy Academies
- Coventry Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Exhall Grange Specialist School Special schools
- Inspired Pathways Local authority maintained schools
- Kingsbury Academy Academies
- Park View Special schools
- Sherbourne Fields School Special schools
- The Warwickshire Academy Free Schools
- Tiverton School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Riverbank School teach?
- Riverbank School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverbank School?
- The headteacher of Riverbank School is Mr David Lisowski, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Riverbank School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverbank 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 big is Riverbank School?
- Riverbank School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Riverbank School full?
- Riverbank School has capacity for 150 pupils and 219 on roll (146%), 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 Riverbank School a faith school?
- No. Riverbank School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Riverbank School?
- Riverbank School is part of SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Riverbank School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.3 in 2022/23 and 2.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Riverbank School's absence rate?
- Riverbank School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverbank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverbank 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.