Riverside Primary School
Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6ND
422 pupils · 93% of 454 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 14%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 December 2023, published 18 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 51 | 74 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 58 | 72 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 70 | 93 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 55 | 68 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 57 | 55 | 70 | 56 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 37 | 35 | 46 | 37 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 55 | 63 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 32 | 31 | 42 | 32 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Collingwood Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Elmwood Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Woodville Primary School 2.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.