Riverside Primary School
Free schools primary school in Barking (Barking and Dagenham).
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 is a small mixed community school which is based in Barking within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We are fortunate to be housed in a fabulous modern building which boasts large class rooms that provide a clean and spacious environment for our children to learn in.
We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly atmosphere associated with smaller schools. Your child's time at Riverside Primary School is very precious and we are pleased that we are able to share this with you.
We provide a curriculum that acknowledges the importance of the basic skills, but endeavours to teach those skills in an exciting way, as well as finding time to focus on more creative and artistic skills and making sure that we enjoy what we learn, using our local and wider environments and opportunities to support this.
Drop off time: Gates open at 8.35am and close at 8.45am. Should your child arrive late for school they will need to be escorted to the main Reception. Collection time: Gates open at 3.15pm and close at 3.25pm. Should you arrive late when collecting your child you will need to go to the main Reception entrance.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Partnership Learning
- ePortal
- LANGUAGE OF THE MONTH
- UNICEF
- ENGLISH WRITING
- READING VIPERS
- TOPIC BOOKLIST
- EYFS
- COMPUTING
- DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
- GEOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- MFL (SPANISH)
- MUSIC
- PSHE
- RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
and 2 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 142133
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Venilia Amorim | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ursula Mandzyn | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jackie Hilton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Michelle Morgan | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Lucy Lee | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matt Scott | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Shafiqur Rahman | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Greg Vaughan | Local Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Kinnaird | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
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