Riverside School
Community special school in Orpington (Bromley).
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Nearby schools
nearest first27 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Gray's Farm Primary Academy, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray's Farm Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 420 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| St Paul's Cray Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 178 | Good, 2023 |
| Kemnal Technology CollegeAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 439 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements |
| Leesons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 281 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Midfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 481 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2017) |
| Manor Oak Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 191 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2016) |
| Hope Community SchoolFree schools | 1.1 mi | Primary | 112 | Good, 2023 |
| WoodviewOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 42 | - |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 182 | Good, 2023 |
| Orchard Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 207 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St. Mary Cray Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 233 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017) |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2017) |
| Poverest Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.2 mi | Primary | 433 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Merton Court SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 311 | - |
| St Philomena's Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 202 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2010, previous school) |
| Chislehurst School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,227 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| Harris Primary Academy OrpingtonAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 269 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Farringtons SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 637 | - |
| Perry Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 432 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Cleeve Meadow SchoolFree schools special | 1.7 mi | Special | 137 | Good, 2024 |
| Cleeve Park SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 994 | Good, 2024 |
| Darul Uloom London SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 130 | - |
| Clannad Education CentreOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 4 | - |
| Benedict House Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 170 | - |
| Royal Park Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 338 | Good, 2023 |
| Orion CoopersAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,339 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| St Nicholas Church of England PrimaryAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 215 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 135
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