CP Riverside School
Special / other · Nottingham · NG2 1DP
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 14 April 2026 · report published 19 May 2026
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4 pupils · 8% of 50 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Age range
- 13–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 20% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 20% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.cpriverside.co.uk
- URN
- 145581
In figures
At its report-card inspection on 14 April 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. It had 4 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 100% (Nottingham 57%, England 73%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
58.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,724; 30.8% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 78% (80%) · premises 6% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (5%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 3% (2%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £458,000; in-year balance -£16,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 14 April 2026: Expected standard
- 21 April 2022: Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 37.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 21.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 26.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 22.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 50.1% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 27.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 41.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 30% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 3.3% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 49.5% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 4.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 44.8% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013870 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £200,000162 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £172,000–£240,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 28an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 7an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted