Rivermead Primary School, Reading

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Rivermead Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have high expectations of both attendance and the behaviour of pupils."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children thrive in Reception Year and make a flying start to their education."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders place inclusion front and centre of all they do."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development programme, including the relationships curriculum, is both coherent and appropriate."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is broad, ambitious and organised so pupils build the knowledge and skills they need over time."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas of development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to further embed consistent handwriting expectations so that pupils develop fluent, legible writing and produce work that reflects leaders' high standards"; "Leaders should ensure that learning is designed to deepen pupils' recall of key knowledge across some foundation subjects, enabling them to remember more and make stronger connections within the curriculum over time".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Rivermead Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 83% in Wokingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (78% in reading, 91% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Rivermead Primary School as their first choice and 160 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Rivermead Primary School are Beechwood Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 68% maths); South Lake Primary School (0.5 miles, 85% reading, 92% maths); Woodley CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); and St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 97% maths).

Rivermead Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Rivermead Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Bellevue Place Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

119 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rivermead Primary School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

5.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 68 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 11 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Winnersh Triangle Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colemans Moor Lane Top (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Rivermead Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Rivermead Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Rivermead Primary School are The Bulmershe School (1 mile), Waingels (1.2 miles), Maiden Erlegh School (1.4 miles) and The Forest School (1.4 miles).