Tymberwood AcademyThe Riverview Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Tymberwood Academy and The Riverview Academy are primary schools in Gravesend.

  • Tymberwood Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Riverview Academy scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Riverview Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tymberwood Academy was judged Good and The Riverview Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Tymberwood Academy (57.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tymberwood Academy versus The Riverview Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GravesendTymberwood AcademyGravesendThe Riverview AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking251st of 450 in Kent Stronger figure435th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll402 314
Capacity420 840
LocationGravesend, DA12 4BN Gravesend, DA12 4SD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census402 314
Free school meals (ever 6)48.0% 20.4%
English as an additional language25.4% 16.6%
SEN support17.4% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 6.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.4% 17.8% 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.

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.

Tymberwood Academy

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