Riverside Academy

General Information

Address: Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, CV21 1EH
Phone: 01788544096
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Payne
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 233
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 59
% eligible for free school meals: 26.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Ranked #3 of 18 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#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.

#1Eastlands Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hillmorton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Riverside AcademyOutstanding
#4Binley Woods Primary SchoolGood
#5Brownsover Community SchoolGood
#6Cawston Grange Primary SchoolGood
#7Henry Hinde SchoolGood
#8Oakfield Primary AcademyGood
#9Paddox Primary SchoolGood
#10Rokeby Primary SchoolGood
#11Rugby Free Primary SchoolGood
#12St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#13St Gabriel's CofE AcademyGood
#14St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#16Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17Wolvey CofE Primary SchoolGood
#18Long Lawford Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £6,765 (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 #13 of 25 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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.

#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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