Riverside Primary School

School Name: Riverside Primary School
Address: St Edmunds Way, Rainham
Town/City: Gillingham
County: Kent
Postcode: ME8 8ET
Telephone Number: 01634 623500
Website: www.riverside.medway.sch.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: Aletheia Academies Trust
Sponsor: Aletheia Academies Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Helen Robson
Capacity: 390
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 453 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 116% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 34.6%

• VI - Visual Impairment
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 144135
DfE Number: 887/3757
UKPRN: 10063036
UPRN: 44110167
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Medway (E06000035)
Constituency: Gillingham and Rainham (E14001246)
Electoral Ward: Rainham North (E05014461)

Easting & Northing: 582416E, 166196N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 21' 58.18" N 0° 37' 9.07" E
Plus Code: 9F329J89+FM

DfE Record: View record

1. Leigh Academy Rainham (0.5km)
2. St Margaret's Infant School (1.1km)
3. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School (1.1km)
4. Miers Court Primary School (1.3km)
5. Thames View Primary School (1.5km)
6. Rainham Mark Grammar School (1.8km)
7. The Howard School (1.9km)
8. Rainham School for Girls (1.9km)
9. Parkwood Primary School (2.3km)
10. Holywell Primary School (2.5km)

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