Riverside School

At a glance

Type

Free school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,550 census January 2026

Capacity

1,824

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Andrew Roberts

Trust

PARTNERSHIP LEARNING

Address

Renwick Road, Barking, IG11 0FU

Borough

Barking and Dagenham

Telephone

02039465888

DfE reference (URN)

139791

Website

riverside-secondary.com

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Open days and tours

1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 16:30Thursday 5 November 2026, 16:30 to 19:00

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

219 first-preference applications and 558 applications naming it at any preference for 294 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Barking and Dagenham: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 95.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.3% were offered one of their preferences (2,970 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Barking and Dagenham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 81.9% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.4% were offered one of their preferences (3,094 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 55.5 · 2023/24: 54.4
  55.5This school48.4Barking and Dagenham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 60% · 2023/24: 56%
  60%This school48%Barking and Dagenham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 78% · 2023/24: 75%
  83%This school68%Barking and Dagenham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 85% · 2023/24: 86%
  85%This school40%Barking and Dagenham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.24 · 2023/24: 5.29
  5.22This school4.19Barking and Dagenham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 247 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: B-
  B-This schoolC+Barking and DagenhamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 39.8 · 2023/24: 36.9
  38This school34.8Barking and Dagenham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 39.7 · 2023/24: 36.9
  37.9This school34.8Barking and Dagenham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 17% · 2023/24: 8%
  18%This school12%Barking and Dagenham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.21
  0.07This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 62 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

33.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

29.4%

Receiving SEN support

3.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0.8%

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

4% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

7.8%

Pupils per teacher

14.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,824

Pupils on roll

1,534

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Riverside School and Jo Richardson Community School0.9 miles apart
• Riverside School and Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College1.6 miles apart
• Riverside School and Greatfields School1.6 miles apart
• Riverside School and Dagenham Park Church of England School1.8 miles apart

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