Riverside Primary School

Primary · Medway · ME8 8ET · URN 144135

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2019-11-12Cohort 453

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 61

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 57 schools in Medway

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
56%
Medway 58.6%England 61%
2.6 percentage points below the area average of 58.6
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2%
Medway 6.8%England 8%
4.8 percentage points below the area average of 6.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Medway 104.83England 105
1.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Medway 103.8England 105
In line with the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
102
Medway 103.59England 105
1.6 below the area average of 103.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13%
Medway 21.4%England 32%
8.4 percentage points below the area average of 21.4
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
61%
Medway 69.7%
8.7 percentage points below the area average of 69.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
62%
Medway 70.8%
8.8 percentage points below the area average of 70.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
62%
Medway 68.3%
6.3 percentage points below the area average of 68.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
61
Medway 58
3.4 above the area average of 57.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Medway	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	56% Medway 58.6%England 61%	2.6 percentage points below the area average of 58.6	5 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	2% Medway 6.8%England 8%	4.8 percentage points below the area average of 6.8	6 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Medway 104.83England 105	1.8 below the area average of 104.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Medway 103.8England 105	In line with the area average of 103.8	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	102 Medway 103.59England 105	1.6 below the area average of 103.6	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	13% Medway 21.4%England 32%	8.4 percentage points below the area average of 21.4	19 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	61% Medway 69.7%	8.7 percentage points below the area average of 69.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	62% Medway 70.8%	8.8 percentage points below the area average of 70.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	62% Medway 68.3%	6.3 percentage points below the area average of 68.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	61 Medway 58	3.4 above the area average of 57.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Medway · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 17.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 34.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 56% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 85.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Common questions about Riverside Primary School

What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Riverside Primary School Good at its inspection on 12/11/2019.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Riverside Primary School is a primary school in Medway, postcode ME8 8ET (URN 144135).
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