Riverwalk School
Special school in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Good (Jul 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 16 July 2024, report published 8 September 2024, 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 | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| 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 July 2028
The last inspection was in July 2024. 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 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 1.6 milesPriory School
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (Jun 2024)
- 2.1 milesSir Peter Hall School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.