Riverside School, DUMBARTON
Riverside School is a special school for pupils in Dumbarton.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Riverside School in detail
School in Scotland
Riverside School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 11 pupils and 3.2 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
55% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B).
Riverside School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, basketball and dance.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Riverside School are Choices School (1.5 miles), Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit (4.5 miles) and Craigmarloch School (4.9 miles).
Choices SchoolGood Shepherd Secure/Close Support UnitCraigmarloch School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alexandria Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allan Crescent (opposite), 70 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Riverside School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Riverside School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Riverside School
What is the catchment area for Riverside School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Riverside School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Riverside School?
If you live in Riverside School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Riverside School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Riverside School?
Riverside School is at Place of Bonhill, Renton, DUMBARTON, DUMBARTON, G82 4QB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)