Riversdale Primary School

Riversdale Primary School is an exceptional institution. My child attended from Nursery through Year 5, and even after we moved to a different borough, he truly missed the school every single day. The environment is remarkably inclusive, but what stands out most is the staff's dedication; the teachers are incredibly ambitious and deeply committed to ensuring every child succeeds. This drive is reflected in their curriculum, where they deliver outstanding instruction in Maths and English while ensuring all other subjects are taught with impressive depth. Now that my son is in Year 7, the impact of that foundation is clear—he is in the top set for Maths and excelling across the board. Riversdale provided him with a fantastic head start by consistently encouraging a love for reading and a mastery of mental maths.

Superbly Inclusive School! The children are well catered for and the curriculum is broad and well taught. My child’s teacher is fantastic and has worked really hard to ensure they and their peers do their best, despite some difficulties.

My son was a member of the Riversdale community and I could not have been happier with the care and attention given to him and his peers. The Early Years team were exceptional and the inclusive and children’s rights ethos permeated every aspect of the school. Every member of staff we came across was kind and considerate and the behaviour of the children was brilliant. Unfortunately we moved and the commute was not going to be possible for my son. He misses the school and the staff greatly.

The school has a very strong anti-religion ethos with the headteacher and many former and current members of staff and failed to teach religious education properly. The SEND was incredibly poor and failed to accommodate people. They failed to put many people’s EHCP’s into effect. Access arrangements were not put in place.. The staff were undeniably inept. Staff used whole-class punishment and acted as if their students were stupid.