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Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

Charnwood, LE4 4JUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
43 1st-choice / 43 places
Ranking
#7,438
of 13,686 nationally

About Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

Riverside Community Primary School Birstall sits slightly below the Leicestershire local authority average for primary schools when it comes to the key measure of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. The school recorded 61% of its Year 6 pupils hitting that combined benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with the LA average of 62%. That places it 114th out of 231 primary schools in the county, and 32nd out of 45 in the Charnwood borough — putting it in the bottom half of its immediate area. The gap is marginal, but it does mean Riverside is not among the strongest performers locally. Its ranking score of 61 places it well behind top peers like Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, which scored 100. Still, the school is comfortably within the middle tier nationally, sitting at the 54th percentile across all primary schools in England.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRiverside Community Primary School Birstall, Wanlip Lane, Leicester, Charnwood, LE4 4JU
HeadteacherRachel Roberts
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Number of Pupils419
Free School Meals (FSM)12.9%
School Capacity419 / 428 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (30 Nov 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Apr 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Outdoor PlaygroundMusic RoomsSensory RoomArt StudiosICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

RoundersFootballAthleticsTennisDanceNetballCricket

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubDramaChoirScience ClubEco ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:10

After-school care

15:00-16:30

Source: riversideacademy.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Riverside Community Primary School Birstall has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.