Riverside Primary School
Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Riverside Primary School is a primary school in Barking and Dagenham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 67 schools in Barking and Dagenham. It ranks 6th of 39 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2018.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 July 2018, report published 18 September 2018
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 October 2023
Pupils are happy and are kept safe at Riverside. They say this is because there are always teachers and friends around to help them should they need it. The school's RESPECT values of resilience, empathy, self-belief, perseverance, effort, courage and tolerance are woven throughout the curriculum. This means pupils have high expectations of their own behaviour and that of their peers. As a result, there is a calm, purposeful atmosphere in the school. Pupils behave well in the classroom, when moving around the school and outside in the playground. The school is ambitious that all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well. The curriculum is broad and ambitious and, in most subjects, is well designed. This supports pupils to deepen their knowledge and understanding and typically prepares them well for the next stage of their learning. Pupils enjoy the wide range of extra activities on offer, including art, fashion, gardening, cooking and multi-sports. Pupils know that leaders value their opinions and contributions, and they appreciate the opportunities to take on extra responsibility. This includes in roles on the school council, eco-committee or as corridor monitors. The process of election for these positions supports pupils' understanding of democracy and prepares them well for life in modern Britain.
What the school should improve
- A few subjects are still at an earlier stage of development. In these subjects, the key knowledge that leaders expect pupils to learn has not been well sequenced. As a result, some pupils do not build a sufficiently deep understanding because the foundation knowledge needed has not been secured. The school must ensure the key knowledge in each subject is clearly sequenced so that pupils build their understanding cumulatively.
- There are occasions when standard spoken language is not modelled consistently to pupils. As a result, they are not always hearing the language structures they need to speak, read and write accurately. The school should ensure standard formal English is consistently modelled.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
433 pupils on roll, with places for 630
Schools near Riverside Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Carey Church of England Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Thames View Infants | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Thames View Junior School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 67% met the expected standard |
| Castilion Primary School | 0.8 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 53% met the expected standard |
| Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Free schools
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Kinnaird
- Phone
- 02039465888
- Address
- Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- URN
- 142133
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.