Riverside Virtual College, Birmingham
Riverside Virtual College is a secondary school for pupils aged 14 to 16 in Birmingham.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Riverside Virtual College in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Riverside Virtual College are City Academy (0.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.5); Ark St Alban's Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); Jewellery Quarter Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.1); and Birmingham Ormiston Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 53).
City AcademyArk St Alban's AcademyJewellery Quarter AcademyBirmingham Ormiston Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Birmingham New Street Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Granville Street (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Riverside Virtual College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Riverside Virtual College are St Thomas Church of England Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles), Oasis Academy Woodview (0.4 miles) and Chandos Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolOasis Academy WoodviewChandos Primary School
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Riverside Virtual College
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 150
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 25
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 150 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 25 serious and 125 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Inspection History
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Riverside Virtual College
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Riverside Virtual College
What is the catchment area for Riverside Virtual College?
No fixed boundary. When Riverside Virtual College is oversubscribed, your local authority allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Riverside Virtual College?
Apply through your local authority's coordinated admissions process, naming Riverside Virtual College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Riverside Virtual College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 150 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 25 serious and 125 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
Where is Riverside Virtual College?
Riverside Virtual College is at First House, 1 Sutton Street, Birmingham, B1 1PE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)