Browns SchoolRiverside School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Orpington.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Browns School and Riverside School in Orpington.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Riverside School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Browns School versus Riverside School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	OrpingtonBrowns School	OrpingtonRiverside School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection		Ofsted: Outstanding
School type	Other independent special school	Community special school
Age range	11-18	3-19
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	97	360
Capacity	99	319
Location	Orpington, BR6 7PH	Orpington, BR5 3HS
GCSE results
Attainment 8	4.5	Not reported	46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	64.8%
Cohort	11	30
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	Not reported	0.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	Not reported	0.0%	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	96	357
Free school meals (ever 6)	0.0%	41.1%
English as an additional language	Not reported	14.8%
SEN support	0.0%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	99.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	Not reported	11.8%	6.2%
Persistent absence	Not reported	35.8%	15.8%

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.