Riverside Primary School
Community primary school in Hereford (Herefordshire, County of).
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
We are committed and passionate about preparing every child to become a happy, responsible and effective citizen. To achieve this goal, we thread our school values throughout our curriculum, policies, assemblies, and daily communication with children, adults and the wider school community. Riverside Primary & Nursery 2026 | Legal Information
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Football
- Music
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Essential Letters and Sounds
- Forest School
- Letters and Sounds
- Number Sense Maths
- Oak National Academy
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- School Games MarkSport
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 128077
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2006
Governing body (16 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Paula Duddridge | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Naylor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robin Davies | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Brendan Dermott O'Brien | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jemma Price | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kevin Oversby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kevin Tillett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Bailey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Sweetman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gill Grey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Stephanie Hinksman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Maxwell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gemma Oakes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Hilda Patricia Gordon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Warley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Shearer | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mrs Paula Duddridge Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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