Riverside Community Special SchoolThe Waterloo School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Waterlooville.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Riverside Community Special School and The Waterloo School in Waterlooville.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Riverside Community Special School was judged Good and The Waterloo 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 0.0% for Riverside Community Special School and 0.0% for The Waterloo School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Riverside Community Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Waterloo School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WaterloovilleRiverside Community Special School | WaterloovilleThe Waterloo School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 157 | 72 | |
| Capacity | 149 | 74 | |
| Location | Waterlooville, PO7 5QD | Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 96.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 151 | 75 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.4% | 73.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.6% | 1.3% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% Stronger figure | 14.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% | 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.
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.
Riverside Community Special School
The Waterloo School
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