Riverside Primary School and Nursery

General Information

Address: Donnington Gardens, Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7JA
Phone: 01628621741
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Richard Daniels
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 368
School capacity: 480
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 116
% eligible for free school meals: 33.6%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.8%
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

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: 12.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 29 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

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

Good 2023 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 #22 of 29 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#20Knowl Hill Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#21Lowbrook AcademyGood
#22Riverside Primary School and NurseryGood
#23St Edward's Catholic First SchoolGood
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MaidenheadGood

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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.

#1Braywick Court SchoolOutstanding
#2St Francis Catholic Primary School, South AscotOutstanding
#3St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Waltham St Lawrence Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Alexander First SchoolGood
#6Bisham Church of England AcademyGood
#7Braywood CofE First SchoolGood
#8Cheapside CofE Primary SchoolGood
#9Cookham Dean CofE Primary SchoolGood
#10Cookham Rise Primary SchoolGood
#11Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Dedworth Green First SchoolGood
#13Eton Porny CofE First SchoolGood
#14Eton Wick CofE First SchoolGood
#15Hilltop First SchoolGood
#16Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, CookhamGood
#17Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, SunningdaleGood
#18Homer First School and NurseryGood
#19King's Court First SchoolGood
#20Knowl Hill Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#21Lowbrook AcademyGood
#22Riverside Primary School and NurseryGood
#23St Edward's Catholic First SchoolGood
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary School, MaidenheadGood
#25The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First SchoolGood
#26The Royal First SchoolGood
#27Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First SchoolGood
#28White Waltham CofE AcademyGood
#29Wessex Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £8,193 (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 #5 of 36 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#3South Ascot Village Primary School£8,528
#4Braywood CofE First School£8,460
#5Riverside Primary School and Nursery£8,193
#6Homer First School and Nursery£7,973
#7Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School£7,918

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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.

#1Alexander First School£13,298
#2Woodlands Park Primary School£9,188
#3South Ascot Village Primary School£8,528
#4Braywood CofE First School£8,460
#5Riverside Primary School and Nursery£8,193
#6Homer First School and Nursery£7,973
#7Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School£7,918
#8Dedworth Green First School£7,793
#9Hilltop First School£7,786
#10Cheapside CofE Primary School£7,755
#11Larchfield Primary and Nursery School£7,661
#12Wraysbury Primary School£7,546
#13King's Court First School£7,512
#14White Waltham CofE Academy£7,456
#15Holyport CofE Primary School£7,425
#16The Royal First School£7,396
#17Wessex Primary School£7,377
#18Eton Wick CofE First School£7,332
#19St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,095
#20Bisham Church of England Academy£7,044
#21Braywick Court School£6,908
#22Waltham St Lawrence Primary School£6,896
#23Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy£6,859
#24The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School£6,822
#25Eton Porny CofE First School£6,631
#26Cookham Rise Primary School£6,621
#27Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,500
#28St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill£6,453
#29Cookham Dean CofE Primary School£6,355
#30Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale£6,286
#31Clewer Green CofE First School£6,221
#32Oldfield Primary School£6,085
#33Oakfield First School£6,059
#34St Edward's Catholic First School£6,014
#35Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham£5,857
#36Lowbrook Academy£5,552

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