SCHOOL PROFILE

Riverley Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139723
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Waltham Forest
Trust THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 437 419 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 207 47.4% of pupils
Male pupils 230 52.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.2%
2.6 pts below England
School 22.2%
Waltham Forest 24.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.6%
5.3 pts above England
School 25.6%
Waltham Forest 38.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Waltham Forest 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
18.8%
82
Pakistani
16.0%
70
Any other White background
14.2%
62
Any other Mixed background
8.9%
39
African
8.5%
37
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.2% 62 of 437 pupils
6.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.2%
Waltham Forest 19.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.9% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 5.9 pts below
EHC plans 5.3% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Specific learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 8
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Severe learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Waltham Forest 70.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Waltham Forest 79.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

89.0%

18.7 pts above England

School 89.0%
Waltham Forest 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
Waltham Forest 79.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.41%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.80 pts lower than England
School 5.41%
Waltham Forest 6.46%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.88 pts lower than England
School 12.94%
Waltham Forest 17.93%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 1.35%
Waltham Forest 1.64%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.1% 8.9 pts above England
Riverley Primary School
97.1%
Waltham Forest
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information