CP Riverside School, Nottingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
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What This School Does Well
CP Riverside is an inclusive school where every child feels valued and supported. Staff provide excellent pastoral care and have established strong relationships with pupils, helping them build resilience and independence. The school excels at removing barriers to learning and ensuring all pupils, regardless of their background or needs, leave with meaningful qualifications and progress to purposeful college courses.
Key Strengths
- Inclusive approach that effectively supports all pupils including those with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and vulnerable pupils
- Strong personal development programme with extensive extracurricular activities in sport, music and art
- Excellent safeguarding culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- All pupils gain qualifications including GCSEs and functional skills, with every pupil moving to an appropriate college place
- Positive relationships between pupils and staff built on high expectations and established routines
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in the quality of work produced across different subjects - not all pupils produce consistently high-quality work
- Variation in staff expectations of what pupils can achieve across the curriculum
- Some pupils occasionally late to school due to transport issues
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport, music, art, trips, enrichment activities
CP Riverside School is an inclusive school where all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, are helped to achieve, belong and thrive. The school has established a positive culture of safeguarding and provides extensive personal development opportunities.
At a Glance
25.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
8%
Available places
4 pupils
50 capacity
46 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Nottingham
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Admissions Demand - Nottingham
Places available
3,568
Applications
3,566
Got 1st preference
79.2%
Got preferred school
94.0%
Secondary admissions across Nottingham (2025/26)
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