Rivermead School
Special schoolRivermead School is a special school in Medway, for pupils aged 4 to 16. It had 163 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 21 February 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Rivermead School was 14.0, against 45.4 in Medway and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Medway | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 14.0 | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 28 | – | – |
- Rivermead School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Saxon Way Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Burnt Oak Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed630 m
- Waterfront UTCSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 31.5 (2025/26, provisional)910 m
- Oasis Academy Skinner StreetPrimary. Good (overall), September 2021. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Barnsole Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Medway
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).