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Riversdale Primary School

URN
101018
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Riversdale Primary School
URN
101018
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

54 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

46

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#50 of 51 schools in Wandsworth

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Riversdale Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Riversdale Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
5 November 2023
Inspection date
11 July 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 November 2023

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 November 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

67

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

184

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

51

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.75×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wandsworth
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wandsworth)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.riversdaleschool.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wandsworth to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

69.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

69.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

62.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SW18 5JP - 302a Merton Road, Wandsworth, London

Contact details

Address
302a Merton Road, Wandsworth, London
Postcode
SW18 5JP
Phone
2088746904
Website
www.riversdaleschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wandsworth
Local authority code
212

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 203 schools in Wandsworth.

Authority statistics

Total schools

203

Open schools

114

Closed schools

89

Primary schools

98

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 5 November 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 5 November 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 5 November 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 5 November 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 November 202311 July 2023S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 5 November 2023
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      5 November 2023
      Inspected
      11 July 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    27.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 20

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    24

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary98 (49.0%)
    • Secondary24 (12.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other78 (39.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Southfields Academy204 mSecondaryOpen
    Southfields Community College204 mSecondaryClosed
    Sheringdale Primary School341 mPrimaryOpen
    St Michael's CofE Primary School554 mPrimaryOpen
    Saint Cecilia's Church of England School657 mSecondaryOpen
    Saint Cecilia's, Wandsworth Church of England School657 mSecondaryClosed
    Wandle Primary School708 mPrimaryClosed
    Floreat Wandsworth Primary School712 mPrimaryOpen
    Wimbledon Park Primary School969 mPrimaryOpen
    The St Michael Steiner School999 mNot applicableClosed
    • Southfields Academy
      Distance
      204 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Southfields Community College
      Distance
      204 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sheringdale Primary School
      Distance
      341 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Michael's CofE Primary School
      Distance
      554 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wandsworth)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Albemarle Primary SchoolPrimarySW19 6JPOpen
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    All Saints' CofE Primary School, PutneyPrimarySW15 1HLOpen
    Allfarthing Primary SchoolPrimarySW18 2LROpen
    Anglo Portuguese School of LondonPrimarySW18 4QGOpen
    • Albemarle Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SW19 6JP
      Status
      Open
    • Alderbrook Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' CofE Primary School, Putney
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SW15 1HL
      Status
      Open
    • Allfarthing Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SW18 2LR
      Status
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    • Anglo Portuguese School of London
    Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
    Distance
    657 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Saint Cecilia's, Wandsworth Church of England School
    Distance
    657 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Wandle Primary School
    Distance
    708 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Floreat Wandsworth Primary School
    Distance
    712 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wimbledon Park Primary School
    Distance
    969 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The St Michael Steiner School
    Distance
    999 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SW18 4QG
    Status
    Open