Rivermead School

State-Funded School

rivermead-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Gillingham and RainhamConstituency

ME7 1UGPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Rivermead School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–16, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 163 pupils. Rivermead School is part of Rivermead Inclusive Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 13.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 4.3%
EBacc average point score: 1.03

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

163

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 163
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Rivermead Inclusive Trust

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 21 February 2024. 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
10 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.