Riverside Academy

Rugby · CV21 1EH

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 233 pupils, 26.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Riverside Academy

General Information

Address: Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, CV21 1EH – View on map
Phone: 01788544096
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Payne
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

233 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 59
% eligible for free school meals: 26.1%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (similar to the Rugby average)
English as an additional language: 36% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.1% a year (Rugby 18.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 40% moved to another school, 60% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Warwickshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 27 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Warwickshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.0%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 23 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 77% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 13% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 17 percentage points above the Rugby average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 78% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 78%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 87% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 77%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 107
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRugby averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 17 percentage points above the Rugby average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 2nd of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

#1St Gabriel's CofE Academy82%
#2Riverside Academy77%
#3Oakfield Primary Academy74%
#4Eastlands Primary School73%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Gabriel's CofE Academy82%
#2Riverside Academy77%
#3Oakfield Primary Academy74%
#4Eastlands Primary School73%
=5Northlands Primary School70%
=5Paddox Primary School70%
=7English Martyrs Catholic Primary School67%
=7Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School67%
#9Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy66%
=10Binley Woods Primary School64%
=10Cawston Grange Primary School64%
#12Rugby Free Primary School63%
=13Abbots Farm Junior School62%
=13Bilton CofE Junior School62%
#15Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School59%
=16St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School56%
=16St Oswald's CofE Academy56%
=18Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy55%
=18St Marie's Catholic Primary School55%
=20Knightlow CofE Primary School50%
=20The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School50%
=20Wolvey CofE Primary School50%
=23Long Lawford Primary School49%
=23St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School49%
=25Boughton Leigh Junior School45%
=25Rokeby Primary School45%
#27Henry Hinde School35%

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3rd of 15 primary schools in Rugby for Ofsted rating

#1Eastlands Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hillmorton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Riverside AcademyOutstanding
#4Binley Woods Primary SchoolGood
#5Brownsover Community SchoolGood

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Eastlands Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hillmorton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Riverside AcademyOutstanding
#4Binley Woods Primary SchoolGood
#5Brownsover Community SchoolGood
#6Henry Hinde SchoolGood
#7Paddox Primary SchoolGood
#8Rokeby Primary SchoolGood
#9Rugby Free Primary SchoolGood
#10St Gabriel's CofE AcademyGood
#11St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#13Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14Wolvey CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15Long Lawford Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,765 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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.

13th of 25 primary schools in Rugby for spending per pupil

#11Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School£6,820
#12Northlands Primary School£6,807
#13Riverside Academy£6,765
#14Eastlands Primary School£6,695
#15St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School£6,647

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Brownsover Community School£11,969
#2The Griffin Primary School£9,497
#3Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy£9,270
#4Rokeby Primary School£8,404
#5Binley Woods Primary School£7,597
#6St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School£7,522
#7The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School£7,362
#8Long Lawford Primary School£7,267
#9St Oswald's CofE Academy£7,190
#10Wolvey CofE Primary School£6,921
#11Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School£6,820
#12Northlands Primary School£6,807
#13Riverside Academy£6,765
#14Eastlands Primary School£6,695
#15St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School£6,647
#16St Gabriel's CofE Academy£6,591
#17Paddox Primary School£6,524
#18Cawston Grange Primary School£6,390
#19Knightlow CofE Primary School£6,170
#20Henry Hinde School£6,017
#21Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School£5,985
#22English Martyrs Catholic Primary School£5,916
#23Rugby Free Primary School£5,882
#24Oakfield Primary Academy£5,867
#25St Marie's Catholic Primary School£5,533

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