Riverside Meadows Academy

Special
Academy
Ages 11 to 18

Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement

Almond Road, St Neots, PE19 1DZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Riverside Meadows Academy is a special school in St Neots for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 309 schools in Cambridgeshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025, report published 21 July 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Inadequate
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

27 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score6.0

6.0, 40.1 below the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%

0%, 45.4 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths3.7%

3.7%, 61.1 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc0%

0%, 40.5 percentage points below the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score0.47

0.47, 3.62 below the England average of 4.09.

Pupil numbers and mix

120 pupils on roll, with places for 120

Eligible for free school meals74.2%

74.2%, 47.7 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1.7%

1.7%, 19.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Riverside Meadows Academy

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Samuel Pepys School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	0% met the expected standard
Papworth Hall School	6 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Not published
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School	7 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Spring Common Academy	8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	0% met the expected standard
Prestley Wood Academy	10 miles	No Ofsted inspection	Not published

School details

School type: Academy special sponsor led
Sector: Academy
Trust: HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
Age range: 11 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Ms Kate Lovegrove
Phone: 01223471719
Website: riversidemeadows.cambs.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Almond Road, St Neots, PE19 1DZ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire
URN: 142932

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.