Riverside Primary School
Primary schoolRiverside Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 251 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Riverside Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Wirral and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |
- 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.
- 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- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WallaseyPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Egremont Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Somerville Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Kingsway Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Somerville Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, January 2025900 m
- Edstart Schools WirralSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wirral
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).