Riverside Community Special School
Special school in Waterlooville, Hampshire. Good (Jun 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 June 2023, report published 7 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2027
The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 1.1 milesThe Waterloo School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 1.3 milesProspect School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- 2.2 milesThe Wymering School
Report card, Jun 2026: 3 strong, 3 expected
- 2.3 milesRedwood Park Academy
Some aspects not as strong (Apr 2025)
- 2.6 milesRachel Madocks School
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.