Riverside Primary School
Community primary school in Wirral (Wirral).
KS2 RWM expected
43%
▼ 19pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
53%
▼ 22pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
57%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
57%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.6%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.1
▼ 7.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
66.5%
▲ 42pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
82%
251 / 307 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Riverside Primary School is a primary school located in Wirral. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. The Headteacher is Christina Lahive.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Computing
- Football
- Stem
- Forest School
- Accelerated Reader
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Voice 21
- Talk Boost
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 104996
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anne Noble | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary McManamon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Angela Murray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Liddy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Seargeant | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Lyons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Parsons | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Laura DeJesus | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Christina Lahive | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
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