Riverside School, Tadcaster
Wetherby Road, Tadcaster, LS24 9JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Styles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The STAR Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 406
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 145822
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937832899
About this school
Riverside School, Tadcaster is a primary academy in Tadcaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Riverside School, Tadcaster, 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
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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- 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 | 57 | 55 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 53% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 2% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 75% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 School, Tadcaster has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 376 |
| 2023/24 | 392 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Riverside School, Tadcaster compares
Riverside School, Tadcaster ranked 104th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5% | 10.6% | 361 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 11% | 6% | 38.1% | 87 | 0.1 miles |
| Tadcaster Primary Academy | 71% | 3.8% | 12.6% | 93 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa | 71% | 3.1% | 8.8% | 134 | 3.3 miles |
| Bramham Primary School | 72% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 184 | 3.4 miles |
| Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch | 33% | 3% | 9.2% | 98 | 3.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.59%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
-
Tadcaster Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tadcaster
- 3.3 miles
-
Bramham Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Wetherby
-
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch3.4 miles
Primary · Wetherby
Other schools in Tadcaster
Riverside School, Tadcaster ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Tadcaster.
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Kirk Fenton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saxton Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Tadcaster Primary Academy Primary
- Tadcaster Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Riverside School, Tadcaster teach?
- Riverside School, Tadcaster teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tadcaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Riverside School, Tadcaster?
- The headteacher of Riverside School, Tadcaster is Mr Nick Styles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Riverside School, Tadcaster been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Riverside School, Tadcaster, 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 School, Tadcaster?
- Riverside School, Tadcaster has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Riverside School, Tadcaster full?
- Riverside School, Tadcaster has capacity for 406 pupils and 361 on roll (89%), so it has space against 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 School, Tadcaster a faith school?
- No. Riverside School, Tadcaster has no designated religious character.
- Does Riverside School, Tadcaster have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Riverside School, Tadcaster as having nursery classes.
- Is Riverside School, Tadcaster part of an academy trust?
- Riverside School, Tadcaster is part of YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Riverside School, Tadcaster have?
- The schools register lists Riverside School, Tadcaster's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Riverside School, Tadcaster's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 School, Tadcaster compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Riverside School, Tadcaster ranked 104th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% 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 School, Tadcaster's absence rate?
- Riverside School, Tadcaster's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Riverside School, Tadcaster's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Riverside School, Tadcaster'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 15 July 2026.