Riverbank School

State-Funded School

riverbank-school-coventry-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

CoventryLocal Authority

Coventry EastConstituency

CV3 2QDPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Riverbank School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Coventry, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 219 pupils. Riverbank School is part of Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.1

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

29%

Black

19%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

219

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 219
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Jun 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.