Riverside Primary School, Gillingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Riverside Primary is a caring school where every child feels welcomed and celebrated. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and regularly check what pupils are learning, helping them make good progress especially in English and maths. The school offers an exceptionally wide range of enriching activities - from theatre visits and cooking to building go-karts and supporting the local community - which help pupils learn about the world beyond school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel happy, included and celebrated with strong care and compassion shown towards each other
- High achievement in English and mathematics with skilled teaching and regular checks on pupil learning
- Exceptional personal development programme including online safety, health, careers, theatre visits, and community service through the Riverside Rangers
- Well-adapted learning for pupils with SEND who progress alongside their peers
- Effective phonics teaching with improved outcomes after staff training and well-matched reading books
Areas for Improvement
- Checks on pupil knowledge and recall need to be more fully developed in subjects beyond English and mathematics
- Teachers need better systems to establish and build on what pupils already know in the wider curriculum to address any gaps in learning
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with pupils confident they can report concerns to staff or use worry boxes.
Extracurricular Activities
Theatre visits, cathedral visits, performances, go-kart building club, bridge building club, Riverside Rangers community service programme, careers fairs, growing food and cooking activities, online safety learning
Riverside Primary School has maintained its good standards and provides a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils are well-supported and achieve strongly in English and mathematics. The school has a broad curriculum with excellent personal development opportunities and effective safeguarding arrangements.
At a Glance
34.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
VI - Visual Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
43 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 71% to 61%. Maths has declined from 71% to 62%. Writing has declined from 68% to 62%.
Class Sizes
27.9
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
30.3
KS2
14
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
116%
Over capacity
453 pupils
390 capacity
63 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Gillingham
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Admissions Demand - Medway
Places available
3,805
Applications
3,151
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Medway (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.47823%
Overall absence
7.7957%
Persistent absence
372
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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