Side by side
Riverside Bridge School and Trinity 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
- Riverside Bridge School takes ages 4 to 16; Trinity School takes ages 3 to 19.
- The two schools are 2.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Riverside Bridge School | Trinity School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Special free school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 16 DfE register | 3 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 291 DfE register | 312 DfE register |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham DfE register | Barking and Dagenham 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, 26 March 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 27 September 2023: School remains Outstanding Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE | 96% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 36% DfE register | 41% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 25.7% school census 2024/25 | 38.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 7.1 DfE workforce census | 6 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 10.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 14% 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.