Side by side
Bromley Beacon Academy 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
- Bromley Beacon Academy takes ages 7 to 18; Riverside School takes ages 3 to 19.
- Bromley Beacon Academy has 186 pupils; Riverside School has 360.
- The two schools are 2.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bromley Beacon Academy | Riverside School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy special sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 7 to 18 DfE register | 3 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 186 DfE register | 360 DfE register |
| Borough | Bromley DfE register | Bromley 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, 20 March 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 6 November 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 89.7% DfE register | 38.7% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 0.6% school census 2024/25 | 14.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.2 DfE workforce census | 6.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 29.1% DfE, 2024/25 | 11.8% 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.