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River Primary School

Lewisham Road, River, Dover, CT17 0PP

Local ranking287th of 450 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

427

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
62.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
75.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
61

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
394
Boys
197 (50%)
Girls
197 (50%)
Capacity
427 (92% full)
SEND
19.5%
FSM Eligible
22.3%
EAL
4.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
16.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,545/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.3%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
  • Black African: 0.5%
  • Other: 0.5%

91.3%

White British

2.5%

White Other

1.3%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118393
UKPRN
10072994
Establishment No.
2312

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