Riverside Bridge School
Free schools special school in Barking (Barking and Dagenham).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Riverside Bridge School is a special school located in Barking, Barking and Dagenham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. The Headteacher is Leila Amri.
Key facts
- URN
- 142134
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Hermann Farrington | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Yasmin Ali | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Gutteridge | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Joshua Emmanuel | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Joy Barter | Local Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jaime Porstendorfer | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lisa Shepherd | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Debbie Seymour | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Miss Leila Amri | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
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