River Bank Primary School

General Information

Address: Bath Road, Luton, LU3 1ES
Phone: 01582531860
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Headteacher David Sansom
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 793
School capacity: 840
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 186
% eligible for free school meals: 23.5%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 55 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 27 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #15 of 27 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#13Putteridge Primary SchoolGood
#14Ramridge Primary SchoolGood
#15River Bank Primary SchoolGood
#16Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17Southfield Primary AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Tennyson Road Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolGood
#3Beechwood Primary SchoolGood
#4Bramingham Primary SchoolGood
#5Bushmead Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#6Chantry Primary AcademyGood
#7Dallow Primary SchoolGood
#8Icknield Primary SchoolGood
#9Maidenhall Primary SchoolGood
#10Norton Road Primary SchoolGood
#11Parklea Primary SchoolGood
#12Pirton Hill Primary SchoolGood
#13Putteridge Primary SchoolGood
#14Ramridge Primary SchoolGood
#15River Bank Primary SchoolGood
#16Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17Southfield Primary AcademyGood
#18St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#20St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#21St Matthew's Primary SchoolGood
#22Stopsley Community Primary SchoolGood
#23The Linden AcademyGood
#24The Meads Primary SchoolGood
#25Waulud Primary SchoolGood
#26Whitefield Primary AcademyGood
#27Wigmore PrimaryGood

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,427 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #30 of 31 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#28Tennyson Road Primary School£5,585
#29St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School£5,565
#30River Bank Primary School£5,427
#31Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£5,319

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Cutenhoe Hill Primary School£9,869
#2Icknield Primary School£7,784
#3Chantry Primary Academy£7,537
#4Pirton Hill Primary School£7,521
#5Bramingham Primary School£7,423
#6Leagrave Primary School£7,421
#7Waulud Primary School£7,246
#8Whitefield Primary Academy£7,085
#9Maidenhall Primary School£6,925
#10Ramridge Primary School£6,870
#11St Matthew's Primary School£6,780
#12The Meads Primary School£6,762
#13Foxdell Primary School£6,683
#14Dallow Primary School£6,674
#15Downside Primary School£6,667
#16Beechwood Primary School£6,650
#17Parklea Primary School£6,493
#18Wigmore Primary£6,474
#19The Linden Academy£6,422
#20Denbigh Primary School£6,402
#21Bushmead Primary & Nursery School£6,384
#22Stopsley Community Primary School£6,227
#23Beech Hill Community Primary School£6,221
#24Norton Road Primary School£6,206
#25Southfield Primary Academy£6,171
#26Putteridge Primary School£5,968
#27St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School£5,791
#28Tennyson Road Primary School£5,585
#29St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School£5,565
#30River Bank Primary School£5,427
#31Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£5,319

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