Buckland Primary SchoolRiverbridge Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Buckland Primary School and Riverbridge Primary School are primary schools in Staines.

  • Buckland Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Riverbridge Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Buckland Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Buckland Primary School was judged Good and Riverbridge Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 51.0% for Buckland Primary School and 57.0% for Riverbridge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Buckland Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Riverbridge Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Buckland Primary School versus Riverbridge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StainesBuckland Primary SchoolStainesRiverbridge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking161st of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure168th of 285 in Surrey
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll393 691
Capacity420 630
LocationStaines, TW18 1NB Staines, TW18 2EF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard51.0% 57.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census393 691
Free school meals (ever 6)26.2% 21.7%
English as an additional language23.7% 35.6%
SEN support22.6% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan6.4% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.6% 14.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

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

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

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

Buckland Primary School

Riverbridge Primary School

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