Rivermead Primary School
Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Brian Prebble
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 149521
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189540770
About this school
Rivermead Primary School is a primary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 429 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Rivermead Primary 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 | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rivermead Primary School compares
Rivermead Primary School ranked 23rd of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.9% | 9% | 429 | — |
| Beechwood Primary School | 53% | 6.4% | 29.2% | 244 | 0.4 miles |
| South Lake Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 443 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodley CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 13.1% | 291 | 0.7 miles |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Willow Bank Infant School | — | — | — | 152 | 0.9 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)
- 9.03%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 13.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beechwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
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South Lake Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
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Woodley CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Woodley
-
Willow Bank Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Rivermead Primary School ranks 27th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rivermead Primary School teach?
- Rivermead Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Rivermead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rivermead Primary School is Mr Brian Prebble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rivermead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rivermead Primary 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 Rivermead Primary School?
- Rivermead Primary School has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rivermead Primary School full?
- Rivermead Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 429 on roll (102%), 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 Rivermead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rivermead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rivermead Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rivermead Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rivermead Primary School?
- Rivermead Primary School is part of BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rivermead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2023/24 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rivermead Primary School rank locally?
- Rivermead Primary School ranked 23rd of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rivermead Primary School's absence rate?
- Rivermead Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rivermead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rivermead Primary 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 3 July 2026.