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Riverside School

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Orpington · Bromley

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Riverside School is a send special school in Orpington, Bromley. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.

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School information

Official name
Riverside School
Address
Main Road, St Paul's Cray
Postcode
BR5 3HS
Country
England
Local authority
Bromley
Parliamentary constituency
Orpington
URN (official identifier)
135232
Establishment number
7012
School status
Open
Education phase
Send
Age range
3–19 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
SEND provision
Resourced provision
Number of pupils
360
As of November 2026
Capacity
319
School type
Community special school
Governance
Special school
Governance status
Standalone
Local authority
Bromley
Headteacher
Steve Solomons
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained · Inspected 6 Nov 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Telephone
01689870519
Date opened
1 Sep 2007

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Riverside School

2025/26This schoolBromleyEngland
Pupils36052,7018,355,420
Eligible for free school meals39.4%16.2%26.5%
SEN support0.0%13.4%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)100.0%6.1%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)14.7%17.9%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

6 published inspections for Riverside School.

  1. · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

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    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
    Standards maintained

    Report published 10 Dec 2024

  2. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Outcomes for pupils
    Outstanding
    Early years provision
    Outstanding
    16 to 19 study programmes
    Outstanding
    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfare
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
    Outstanding

    Report published 3 Jun 2019

  3. · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Report published 23 Jul 2018

  4. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Sixth form provision
    Requires improvement
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Outstanding

    Report published 12 Jan 2015

  5. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Sixth form provision
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 24 Nov 2011

  6. · S5 Inspection

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    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

    Pupils' achievement
    Outstanding
    Quality of teaching
    Outstanding
    Sixth form provision
    Outstanding
    Early years provision
    Outstanding
    Leadership and management
    Outstanding
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 2 Mar 2009

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Riverside School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolBromleyEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)10.6%13.1%12.9%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)34.1%38.8%34.7%

Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Riverside School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £147,900 for 114 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolBromleyEngland
Pupils eligible38.0%17.4%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£493£228£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Riverside School

2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Special · 360 pupils.

Riverside School finances compared with averages, 2025/26 financial year (CFR)
This schoolEngland average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£11,347,986
£31,566 per pupil		£31,280
Total spending£12,590,729
£35,023 per pupil		£31,078
Teaching staff£4,260,459
£11,851 per pupil · 33.8%		£11,178 · 36.0%
Education support staff£4,794,006
£13,335 per pupil · 38.1%		£10,615 · 34.2%
Supply and agency staff£235,553
£655 per pupil · 1.9%		£874 · 2.8%
…of which agency supply£235,553
£655 per pupil · 1.9%		£759 · 2.4%
In-year balance−£1,242,743
Revenue reserve−£686,897

Previous year (2024/25): spending £33,655 per pupil, supply and agency £878 per pupil — spending up £1,368 per pupil on 2024/25.

Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is Riverside School?

Main Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HS

01689870519

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