Rivermead School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
181
AGES
11 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Academy special converter

How Does The School Perform?

Full Report
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(20/02/2024)
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77%
NATIONAL AVG. 87%
Happiness Rating

Ofsted Parent View

7.6:1
NATIONAL AVG. 16.3:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
36.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 27.7%
Persistent Absence
2.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 18.1%
Pupils first language
not English
56.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 27.1%
Free school meals
Forge Lane
Gillingham
ME7 1UG
01634338348

School Description

Pupils are well prepared for a bright and happy future because dedicated staff pay meticulous attention to meeting each individual’s needs. As soon as pupils join the school, staff identify the precise support that pupils need to achieve their best. Those that need specialist care receive this from a team of expert staff. Most pupils in the ‘Triple R’ provision successfully return to their mainstream school or go on to college. The appropriate therapeutic care, alongside the ambitious academic curriculum on offer, readies them for the next stage of their education. Pupils meet the school’s high expectations of behaviour because they know that staff want the very best for them. Calm and consistent routines make it clear what pupils need to do to make school a positive place in which to learn. Pupils take pride in their successes because staff take time to celebrate these. Corridors display pupils’ wonderful work and pictures of them putting life skills into practice when out in the community. Pupils proudly wear bright pin badges to show how many points they have earned for showing ‘SUPERstar’ behaviours, such as resilience. Pupils learn to speak with confidence. They are keen to greet visitors to school with a warm smile or a friendly handshake.

Rivermead School Parent Reviews



85% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 62% Agree 15% Disagree 8% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 12% {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>12} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 65% Agree 19% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 12% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>12, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 62% Agree 19% Disagree 12% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 8% {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>8} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
My Child Has Not Been Bullied 42% Strongly Agree 23% Agree 15% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 12% {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>42, "strongly_agree"=>23, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>12} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 46% Agree 27% Disagree 8% Strongly Disagree 12% Don't Know 8% {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>12, "dont_know"=>8} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns 23% Strongly Agree 38% Agree 27% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 8% Don't Know 0% {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>23, "strongly_agree"=>38, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>8, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 69% Agree 15% Disagree 12% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 46% Agree 46% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 8% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>46, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>8, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 58% Agree 31% Disagree 8% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 58% Agree 27% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 12% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>12, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 58% Agree 27% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 12% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>12, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 50% Agree 31% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 19% {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>19} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Strongly Agree 69% Agree 15% Disagree 8% Strongly Disagree 8% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>8, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021
Yes 85% No 15% {"yes"=>85, "no"=>15} Figures based on 26 responses up to 01-07-2021

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This school is an academy and does not conform to the general school admission criteria set down by the Local Education Authority.