Side by side
Pathways School and Riverside Bridge 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
- Pathways School takes ages 6 to 19; Riverside Bridge School takes ages 4 to 16.
- Pathways School has 83 pupils; Riverside Bridge School has 291.
- The two schools are 1.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Pathways School | Riverside Bridge School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Special free school DfE register | State-funded: Special free school DfE register |
| Ages | 6 to 19 DfE register | 4 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 83 DfE register | 291 DfE register |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham DfE register | Barking and Dagenham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 20 February 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 26 March 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 57% (left 2022/23) DfE | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 97.6% DfE register | 36% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% school census 2024/25 | 25.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.8 DfE workforce census | 7.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 41.5% DfE, 2024/25 | 10.2% 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.