Riverside Junior SchoolScout Road Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hebden Bridge.

Summary of the comparison

Riverside Junior School and Scout Road Academy are primary schools in Hebden Bridge.

  • Riverside Junior School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Scout Road Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Scout Road Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Riverside Junior School was judged Good and Scout Road Academy 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 71.0% for Riverside Junior School and 75.0% for Scout Road Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Riverside Junior School (60.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Scout Road Academy (85.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Riverside Junior School versus Scout Road Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hebden BridgeRiverside Junior SchoolHebden BridgeScout Road AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking28th of 81 in Calderdale 9th of 81 in Calderdale Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll118 101
Capacity250 112
LocationHebden Bridge, HX7 8EE Hebden Bridge, HX7 5JR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census118 101
Free school meals (ever 6)20.3% 8.9%
English as an additional language6.8% 0.0%
SEN support17.8% 12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan13.6% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.5% 3.2% 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.

Riverside Junior School

Scout Road Academy

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