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Primary · HX7 · Calderdale

Riverside Junior School

Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance95.6%
Attainment71% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils118

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Standards maintained

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement
  2. Latest ungradedStandards maintained

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in HX7. Where we have them, council (Calderdale) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
118
Free school meals
20.3%
4.2% above district average (16.1%)

Also: Calderdale 26.7% · England 24.7%

SEN
31.4%
7.6% above district average (23.8%)

Also: Calderdale 19.1% · England 18.2%

EAL
6.8%
3.1% above district average (3.7%)
Attendance
95.6%
0.2% above district average (95.4%)

Also: Calderdale 95.1% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
8.9%
Attainment
71% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the HX7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.5%
  • 2021/2294.4%
  • 2022/2395.1%
  • 2023/2494.9%
  • 2024/2595.2%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2360%
  • 2023/2455%
  • 2024/2571%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
250
Pupils on roll
118

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Calderdale page.

SEN support

SEN %
31.4%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · ASD
Need types
ASD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates