Riverdale Primary SchoolLakes Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Riverdale Primary School and Lakes Primary School are primary schools in Redcar.

  • Riverdale Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lakes Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Riverdale Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Riverdale Primary School was judged the expected standard and Lakes 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 43.0% for Riverdale Primary School and 56.0% for Lakes Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Riverdale Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 43.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lakes Primary School (26.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Riverdale Primary School versus Lakes Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RedcarRiverdale Primary SchoolRedcarLakes Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking39th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland Stronger figure41st of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll202 271
Capacity236 315
LocationRedcar, TS10 4HH Redcar, TS10 4JH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard43.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census202 271
Free school meals (ever 6)34.9% 48.8%
English as an additional language3.0% 5.2%
SEN support20.3% 25.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 0.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% Stronger figure16.7% 15.8%

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.

Riverdale Primary School

Lakes Primary School

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