Riverside School
Secondary school in Barking, Barking and Dagenham. Outstanding (Oct 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 October 2022, report published 17 November 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | 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 October 2026
The last inspection was in October 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 secondary schools
- 0.9 milesJo Richardson Community School
Outstanding (May 2024)
- 0.9 milesGoresbrook School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 1.3 milesWoolwich Polytechnic School
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 1.3 milesWoolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.6 milesBarking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Outstanding (Jan 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.