Riverside School, Tadcaster
Wetherby Road, Tadcaster, LS24 9JN
361 pupils · 89% of 406 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- YORKSHIRE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 10%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 32 | 31 | 58 | 32 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 26 | 51 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 42 | 42 | 69 | 42 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 49 | 82 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 39 | 37 | 52 | 39 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 38 | 35 | 52 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 54 | 51 | 76 | 54 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 47 | 41 | 57 | 41 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Tadcaster Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa 5.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bramham Primary School 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch 5.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Primrose Lane Primary School 5.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.