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Riversdale Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wandsworth
  • SW18 5JP

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,491 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 85%85%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 22%22% · 2017/182018/19: top 52%2022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 57%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM62% · London 72%2/10 Well below London−11.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · London 12%3/10 Below
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle−9 pts
Maths score104 · London 1072/10 Well below London−7.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 22 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 57% · 30 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 78% · 40 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 67% · 51 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 44% · 43 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 42% · 45 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 62% · 45 pupils · London 72%78%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 22 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 13% · 40 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 8% · 51 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 2% · 43 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 0% · 45 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 7% · 45 pupils · London 12%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 22 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 40 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 51 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 43 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 45 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 45 pupils · London 10710799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 22 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 40 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 51 pupils · London 1072022/23: 101 · 43 pupils · London 1062023/24: 103 · 45 pupils · London 1062024/25: 104 · 45 pupils · London 107105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 84.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd258
3rd299
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/242.9 km
  • 2022/23562 m
  • 2020/21496 m
  • You1.4 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Earlsfield South, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2023Requires improvement

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are rightly proud to be a part of this inclusive, welcoming and kind school.”
  • “Staff have consistent expectations for behaviour, and these are understood by pupils, who exemplify the Riversdale values each day.”
  • “For example, pupils vote for who should win the class conduct award each week.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of design.”
  • “In these areas, the most important ideas that pupils need to learn and remember have not been clearly defined.”
  • “Therefore, teachers do not routinely focus on or check that pupils have secured the right knowledge in sufficient depth.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026324
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.2%
First language not English41.2%
SEN support19.9%
EHC plan12.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils11.9%

Girls 45.5%Boys 54.5%

77.9% full · 416 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 13 responses (3.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 76.9% not applicable66.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year92.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 7.7% not applicable91.7% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child92.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent92.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.1
Pupils per adult6.4
  • Classroom teachers 23.7
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 23.1
  • Other support 3.5

Teachers 26.5 FTE · Whole workforce 53.1 · 64 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£12,624
Spend per pupil£12,624
Staff spend per pupil£9,873
Reserve per pupil£569
  • +£182,026revenue reserve
  • −£8in-year balance

Grants £11,658 · self-generated £966 · premises £641 per pupil