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Riverside Community Special School

Community special school in Waterlooville (Hampshire).

Pupils
157
on roll
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2023
Attendance rate
90.1%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
8.1
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
44.6%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
105%
157 / 149 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
18.0%
2024/25

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

Hello - Welcome to our wonderful school. We are a primary school for pupils who have special educational needs, including those with social and communication difficulties, autism, speech and language difficulties, and learning difficulties. We currently have places for 149 pupils spread across our 14 classes for pupils from Reception to Year 6.

One of our Reception classes is based at the Mill Hill School site. Mrs Jodie Hope is the Head Teacher working at the Riverside site. Please see the letter from the Governing Body in the News Letter section of our site.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award

Key facts

URN
116600
Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Hampshire
Constituency
Havant
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (10 current, 3 former)

Special schools governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Hazel RoundChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Sarah MilneGovernorAppointed by LAsince 2026 · until 2030
Sarah TrevennaGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Marc StanhopeGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Emma SteeleGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Russell BoltonGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2025 · until 2029
Rebecca DenhamGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2025 · until 2029
Dorothy FaneGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Amy LittleGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Peter WigginsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Elizabeth Holford FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Ray Rowsell FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Peter Wiggins FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record