Side by side
Blanche Nevile School and Riverside School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Blanche Nevile School takes ages 3 to 16; Riverside School takes ages 11 to 19.
- Blanche Nevile School has 97 pupils; Riverside School has 172.
- The two schools are 2.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Blanche Nevile School | Riverside School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 97 DfE register | 172 DfE register |
| Borough | Haringey DfE register | Haringey DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 3 February 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 15 April 2026 Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | 97% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 49% DfE register | 68.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 63.1% school census 2024/25 | 56.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 5.1 DfE workforce census | 5.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 10.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 12.1% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.