Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 21 Mar 2023
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 118453.
Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 264 |
| Girls | 130 |
| Boys | 134 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 1.5% |
| First language not English | 7.6% |
| School places2024/25 | 270 |
| Unfilled places | 2.2% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 28 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 3 |
| Average class size | 29.1 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 20.3 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11.4 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 12.98 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 10.27 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 15.39 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 12 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 12 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 90 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 192 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 89 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 80 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 3 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.5%, better than England, better than Kent | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 11.2%, better than England, better than Kent | 14.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.6%, similar to England, better than Kent | 1.2% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0.4% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0.4% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Amherst School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 May 2022. | |
| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | The Granville School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.7 mi | Secondary | Knole Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 20 Sept 2017. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Dunton Green Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Mar 2024. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Sevenoaks Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Apr 2013. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Nov 2019. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks | Academy converter | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Jun 2025. | |
| 1.3 mi | Not applicable | Walthamstow Hall | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks | Voluntary aided school | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 21 Apr 2026. | |
| 1.4 mi | Primary | St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks | Voluntary controlled school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 Apr 2023. |
Riverhead Infants' School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 21 Mar 2023.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Riverhead Infants' School made 90 offers from 192 applications (2.1 per offer), and 80 of 89 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Riverhead Infants' School has 264 pupils aged 5 to 7.
Riverhead Infants' School had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At Riverhead Infants' School, the average class had 29.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.3 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Riverhead Infants' School missed 4.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.