Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy
Station Road, Ten Mile Bank, Downham Market, PE38 0EP
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Hilgay Riverside Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Turner
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 142527
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy was a primary academy in Downham Market. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 28 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2016, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Ten Mile Bank 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 28 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 21.4% | 28 | — |
| Hilgay Riverside Academy | 60% | 5.6% | 33.8% | 75 | 1.5 miles |
| Southery Academy | 46% | 4% | 30.1% | 83 | 1.8 miles |
| Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 76% | 4.6% | 20.4% | 108 | 3.2 miles |
| Nelson Academy | 63% | 6.5% | 35% | 386 | 4.2 miles |
| Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 21.4% | 404 | 4.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.4%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hilgay Riverside Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Downham Market
-
Southery Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Downham Market
-
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Downham Market
-
Nelson Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Downham Market
-
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Downham Market
Other schools in Downham Market
- Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School Primary
- Hilgay Riverside Academy Primary
- Nelson Academy Primary
- Southery Academy Primary
- Downham Market Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy teach?
- Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Downham Market.
- Has Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy?
- Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy had 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ten Mile Bank 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 5 September 2024.