SCHOOL PROFILE

Riverside Community Primary School Birstall

Primary Academy converter URN 140746
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 428 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

30 November 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 409 409 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 195 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 214 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.2%
11.6 pts below England
School 13.2%
Charnwood 16.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.0%
7.3 pts below England
School 13.0%
Charnwood 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Charnwood 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.4%
243
Indian
22.0%
90
African
4.4%
18
Any other Asian background
4.4%
18
Any other White background
1.7%
7
White and Asian
1.7%
7
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 18.8% 77 of 409 pupils
2.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.8%
Charnwood 21.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 52 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 6.1% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Speech, language & communication 25
Moderate learning difficulty 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Physical disability 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

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Charnwood 62.2%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Charnwood 76.0%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Charnwood 71.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Charnwood 75.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

4.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.03 pts lower than England
School 4.19%
Charnwood 5.47%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.72 pts lower than England
School 8.09%
Charnwood 12.89%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.52%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 0.52%
Charnwood 1.47%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

95.6% 7.4 pts above England
Riverside Community Primary School Birstall
95.6%
Charnwood
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
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