Riverside Meadows Academy, St. Neots
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has strong new leadership that is beginning to make real improvements, particularly at the Wisbech site. Pupils are developing pride in their achievements, behaviour is improving, and reading support is helping many become confident readers. The school has a clear, ambitious vision for what pupils should learn.
Key Strengths
- New leadership has begun to improve the Wisbech site with better behaviour expectations and a renewed sense of aspiration
- Recent reading support strategies are helping many pupils become confident, fluent readers
- Safeguarding practices have been overhauled and are now effective
- Pupils at Wisbech show pride in their achievements and improved work quality
- A new ambitious curriculum has been designed with clear end points for learning
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is highly variable and often lacks clear explanations; pupils are assigned menial and tedious work
- The curriculum does not clearly link prior learning to new knowledge, making it difficult for pupils to remember and build on what they learn
- Staff lack the subject knowledge and teaching skills needed to deliver the curriculum effectively
- Support for pupils with SEND does not address their specific barriers to learning
- Attendance strategies do not address individual pupils' barriers, leaving some pupils unsupported
- The school vision is not clearly communicated to staff, leading to inconsistent implementation across the two sites
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and have been recently overhauled to ensure the safety of pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, arts activities
Riverside Meadows Academy is a special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs operating across two sites. The school has been rated Inadequate overall, with significant differences in provision and outcomes between the two locations.
At a Glance
74.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
14 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
120 pupils
120 capacity
0 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - St. Neots
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for St. Neots
Admissions Demand - Cambridgeshire
Places available
7,188
Applications
6,820
Got 1st preference
88.2%
Got preferred school
96.3%
Secondary admissions across Cambridgeshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(4)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
31.69762%
Overall absence
62.06897%
Persistent absence
116
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Riverside Meadows Academy
Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
Priory Junior School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
The Round House Primary Academy
Winhills Primary Academy
Wintringham Primary Academy
Crosshall Junior School
Crosshall Infant School
Little Paxton Primary School
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