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Riverside Meadows Academy

URN
142932
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Riverside Meadows Academy
URN
142932
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

29 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

36

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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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: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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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.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 July 2025
Inspection date
24 June 2025
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
SWK
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Inadequate

    Graded 21 July 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Requires improvement

    Graded 21 July 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Admissions portal
Leeds admissions
School website
www.riversidemeadows.cambs.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

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 Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

6.0

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

0.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

3.7%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

0.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

PE19 1DZ - Almond Road, St. Neots

Contact details

Address
Almond Road, St. Neots
Postcode
PE19 1DZ
Phone
1223471719
Website
www.riversidemeadows.cambs.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cambridgeshire
Local authority code
873

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 540 schools in Cambridgeshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

540

Open schools

313

Closed schools

227

Primary schools

341

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.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 21 July 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Inadequate

    Graded 21 July 2025

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 July 202524 June 2025Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1InspectionView report for inspection published 21 July 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      21 July 2025
      Inspected
      24 June 2025
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

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

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    60.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    7.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    7.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    20.0%

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

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary341 (64.0%)
    • Secondary70 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other122 (22.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School60 mPrimaryOpen
    Priory Junior School597 mPrimaryOpen
    Longsands College597 mSecondaryClosed
    Longsands Academy597 mSecondaryOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots821 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's CofE VA Primary School821 mPrimaryClosed
    Samuel Pepys School998 mNot applicableOpen
    Eynesbury CofE C Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Round House Primary Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Round House Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Priory Park Infant School & Pre-School
      Distance
      60 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Priory Junior School
      Distance
      597 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Longsands College
      Distance
      597 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Longsands Academy
      Distance
      597 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Cambridgeshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey College CambridgeNot applicableCB2 8EBOpen
    Acremont House Kings School ElyNot applicableCB6 1AEClosed
    Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25Not applicableCB6 1BDOpen
    Alconbury House School At Alconbury HouseNot applicablePE28 4DNClosed
    Aurora Fairway SchoolNot applicablePE27 6ALOpen
    • Abbey College Cambridge
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CB2 8EB
      Status
      Open
    • Acremont House Kings School Ely
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CB6 1AE
      Status
      Closed
    • Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CB6 1BD
      Status
      Open
    • Alconbury House School At Alconbury House
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      PE28 4DN
      Status
      Closed
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School St Neots
    Distance
    821 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Mary's CofE VA Primary School
    Distance
    821 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Samuel Pepys School
    Distance
    998 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Eynesbury CofE C Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Round House Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Round House Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Aurora Fairway School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    PE27 6AL
    Status
    Open