Riverside SchoolWoolwich Polytechnic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Riverside School and Woolwich Polytechnic School are secondary schools.
Riverside School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Woolwich Polytechnic School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Riverside School is ahead on our composite score.
Riverside School was judged Outstanding and Woolwich Polytechnic School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.5 for Riverside School and 45.2 for Woolwich Polytechnic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Riverside School (57.0 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Woolwich Polytechnic School (52.1 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarkingRiverside School | LondonWoolwich Polytechnic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 13 in Barking and Dagenham | 9th of 16 in Greenwich | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,542 | 1,592 | |
| Capacity | 1,824 | 1,820 | |
| Location | Barking, IG11 0FU | London, SE28 8AT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.5 Stronger figure | 45.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.9% Stronger figure | 46.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.0% Stronger figure | 69.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.0% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 Stronger figure | 3.71 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 247 | 234 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 62 | 139 | |
| A-level average points | 38.0 Stronger figure | 30.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.9 Stronger figure | 28.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.7% Stronger figure | 8.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,542 | 1,592 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.9% | 36.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 29.4% | 24.6% | |
| SEN support | 3.7% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.8% Stronger figure | 20.2% | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
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 School
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