Riverdale Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Redcar (Redcar and Cleveland).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Riverdale Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Ironstone Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanby Primary School | Primary | Redcar and Cleveland | 503 | 12 | Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (May 2010, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| Nunthorpe Primary Academy | Primary | Redcar and Cleveland | 239 | 12 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017, from earlier data) |
| Ormesby Primary School | Primary | Redcar and Cleveland | 190 | 10 | Good 2024 |
| Overfields Primary School | Primary | Redcar and Cleveland | 189 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Riverdale Primary School (this school) | Primary | Redcar and Cleveland | 179 | 4 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Zetland Primary School | Primary | Redcar and Cleveland | 187 | 11 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| 6 schools | 1,487 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.