The Riverview AcademyWestcourt Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Riverview Academy and Westcourt Primary School are primary schools in Gravesend.

  • The Riverview Academy scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Westcourt Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Riverview Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Riverview Academy was judged Good and Westcourt Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Westcourt Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Riverview Academy versus Westcourt Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GravesendThe Riverview AcademyGravesendWestcourt Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking435th of 450 in Kent 325th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll314 307
Capacity840 240
LocationGravesend, DA12 4SD Gravesend, DA12 4JG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported47.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census314 307
Free school meals (ever 6)20.4% 52.6%
English as an additional language16.6% 20.8%
SEN support14.3% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.8% Stronger figure21.8% 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.

The Riverview Academy

Westcourt Primary School

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