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Riverside Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Windsor and Maidenhead

Donnington Gardens, Maidenhead, SL6 7JA

Website 01628621741

46

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 11/07/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.3%

23.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

368

Capacity used

Has space

77%

480 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

24 of 24 families who put it first got an offer

44

Places offered

78

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2424● 100%
2nd preference184● 22%
3rd preference61● 17%
Later preferences (4th–6th)302● 7%
Total783140%

1st preference success by year

98%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Windsor and Maidenhead lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Richard Daniels
Address
Donnington Gardens, Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7JA
Phone
01628621741
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ward / constituency
Riverside · Maidenhead
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109820

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language61%——
SEN support9%——
55% boys (204)45% girls (164)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

368 pupils · 480 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    11 July 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 336 pupils

Attendance

92.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

23.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
24%
21/22
32%
22/23
28%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths46%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard56%
-6% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard63%
-12% vs England
Higher standard21%
-12% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

292019472023462024562025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)56%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Windsor and Maidenhead council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.