What did Ofsted judge River Bank Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged River Bank Primary School's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in October 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend River Bank Primary School?

River Bank Primary School has 793 pupils on roll.

What ages does River Bank Primary School take?

River Bank Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is River Bank Primary School located?

River Bank Primary School is located in Luton, LU3 1ES, Luton.

How do I apply to River Bank Primary School?

River Bank Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at River Bank Primary School?

When River Bank Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after child / previously looked after child — A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The member of staff must have parental responsibility (sole or shared) for the child; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the school and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The admissions criteria will be applied separately and sequentially until all places are filled. Proximity of the child’s home, as measured in a straight line, between the main entrance of the school site and the pupil’s home address, will serve to differentiate between children in criteria a) to f) should the need arise. In the event that two distance measurements are identical, random allocation will be used to decide which child should be offered the place. The process will be conducted in the presence of a person independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at River Bank Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.7% of pupils at River Bank Primary School are recorded as Bangladeshi. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

River Bank Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How places are decided at River Bank Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after child / previously looked after child — A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The member of staff must have parental responsibility (sole or shared) for the child.
3Siblings — Children with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the school and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the school.
4Catchment area — Children with a normal home address in the catchment area of the school.
5Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: The admissions criteria will be applied separately and sequentially until all places are filled. Proximity of the child’s home, as measured in a straight line, between the main entrance of the school site and the pupil’s home address, will serve to differentiate between children in criteria a) to f) should the need arise. In the event that two distance measurements are identical, random allocation will be used to decide which child should be offered the place. The process will be conducted in the presence of a person independent of the school.

Document also contains statistical appeal/allocation data for prior admissions rounds (2025/2026) which is not part of the oversubscription criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

River Bank Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge River Bank Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged River Bank Primary School's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in October 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend River Bank Primary School?: River Bank Primary School has 793 pupils on roll.
What ages does River Bank Primary School take?: River Bank Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is River Bank Primary School located?: River Bank Primary School is located in Luton, LU3 1ES, Luton.
How do I apply to River Bank Primary School?: River Bank Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at River Bank Primary School?: When River Bank Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after child / previously looked after child — A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The member of staff must have parental responsibility (sole or shared) for the child; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the school and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The admissions criteria will be applied separately and sequentially until all places are filled. Proximity of the child’s home, as measured in a straight line, between the main entrance of the school site and the pupil’s home address, will serve to differentiate between children in criteria a) to f) should the need arise. In the event that two distance measurements are identical, random allocation will be used to decide which child should be offered the place. The process will be conducted in the presence of a person independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at River Bank Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.7% of pupils at River Bank Primary School are recorded as Bangladeshi. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at River Bank Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after child / previously looked after child — A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The member of staff must have parental responsibility (sole or shared) for the child.
3Siblings — Children with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the school and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the school.
4Catchment area — Children with a normal home address in the catchment area of the school.
5Other children — Other children.

Document also contains statistical appeal/allocation data for prior admissions rounds (2025/2026) which is not part of the oversubscription criteria.

River Bank Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge River Bank Primary School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged River Bank Primary School's ungraded inspection as Improved significantly at its inspection in October 2019 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend River Bank Primary School?: River Bank Primary School has 793 pupils on roll.
What ages does River Bank Primary School take?: River Bank Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is River Bank Primary School located?: River Bank Primary School is located in Luton, LU3 1ES, Luton.
How do I apply to River Bank Primary School?: River Bank Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at River Bank Primary School?: When River Bank Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after child / previously looked after child — A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. The member of staff must have parental responsibility (sole or shared) for the child; 3. Siblings — Children with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place at the school and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry to the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 120 places at this entry point. Tie-break: The admissions criteria will be applied separately and sequentially until all places are filled. Proximity of the child’s home, as measured in a straight line, between the main entrance of the school site and the pupil’s home address, will serve to differentiate between children in criteria a) to f) should the need arise. In the event that two distance measurements are identical, random allocation will be used to decide which child should be offered the place. The process will be conducted in the presence of a person independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at River Bank Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 32.7% of pupils at River Bank Primary School are recorded as Bangladeshi. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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