Riverside School

URN: 135232 • Orpington BR5 3HS

Overview

Name: Riverside School
URN: 135232
Type: Community special school
Phase: Not applicable
Status: Open
Gender: Mixed
Religious: Does not apply
Admissions: Not applicable
Trust
Private: No
Ofsted rating: Outstanding
Ranking score: 69.0 / 100

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Leadership & Contact

Headteacher: Steve Solomons (since 2025) , Headteacher
Telephone: 01689870519
Website
Address: Main Road, Orpington BR5 3HS

Summary

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Nearby alternatives

Kent House Hospital School (71.3)
Dorton College of Further Education (57.2)
TLC The Learning Centre (52.5)
Burwood School (50.2)
Bromley Beacon Academy (46.3)

Key details

LA: Bromley
Age range: 3 - 19
Boarders: No boarders
Sixth form: Has a sixth form
Trust

Capacity: 319
Pupils: 357
Boys: 256
Girls: 101
FSM %: 40.10

Open date: 2007-09-01
Close date
Last Ofsted: 2019-05-01
Next inspection
Data snapshot: 2025-07-14
County: Kent

Trends

Date	Pupils	Boys	Girls	Capacity	FSM%
2025-07-14	357	256	101	319	40.10
2024-09-11	348	249	99	319	41.30
2023-09-11	322	230	92	335	40.20
2022-09-11	322	230	92	319	40.20
2021-09-11	299	217	82	300	40.00
2020-09-11	280	206	74	251	37.60

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