Riverside Primary School, Wirral

From the headteacher's welcome: "I hope it will give you a flavour of our wonderful school. Our core values and curriculum ensure that the children of Riverside work and play harmoniously. School life is rated ‘significant,’ in comparison to other schools regionally and nationally because we place importance on our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, coding and STEM.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils at Riverside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 60% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Riverside Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 Riverside Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Egremont Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); Somerville Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths); and Kingsway Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 53% reading, 42% maths).

Riverside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

66.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 81 pupils (32.3%) received SEN support and 22 (8.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Riverside Primary School has a resourced provision (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (8 places, 8 pupils on roll) for social, emotional and mental health needs.

Riverside Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Moorfields Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brougham Road (adjacent), 50 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 274 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Riverside Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Riverside Primary School are Purple Ruler (1.2 miles) and Co-op Academy Oldershaw (1.3 miles).