Riversides School

State-Funded School

riversides-school-worcestershire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

WorcesterConstituency

WR1 3HZPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Riversides School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–16, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 73 pupils. Riversides School is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 13.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.69

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

95%Boys

5%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

74%

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: 7 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 73
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 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 6 October 2021. 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
23 Jul 2013	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.