Our School

Riverside Primary is a small mixed community school which is based in Barking within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We are fortunate to be housed in a fabulous modern building which boasts large class rooms that provide a clean and spacious environment for our children to learn in. We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly atmosphere associated with smaller schools. Your child’s time at Riverside Primary School is very precious and we are pleased that we are able to share this with you. We provide a curriculum that acknowledges the importance of the basic skills, but endeavours to teach those skills in an exciting way, as well as finding time to focus on more creative and artistic skills and making sure that we enjoy what we learn, using our local and wider environments and opportunities to support this.

School Day

Drop off time: Gates open at 8.35am and close at 8.45am. Should your child arrive late for school they will need to be escorted to the main Reception. Collection time: Gates open at 3.15pm and close at 3.25pm. Should you arrive late when collecting your child you will need to go to the main Reception entrance.

Free School Meals

All LBBD Primary school aged children are now entitled to Universal Free School lunches funded by the government. However, if you are in receipt of benefits or your circumstances have changed, please click on the link below to apply for FSM if  as you may be entitled to further help such as holiday food vouchers from the government: FSM Application

Wraparound Care

Breakfast Club opens at 7.30am and last admission is 8.15am. This does not need to be booked in advance however, payment should be made via Parent Pay.

The school also currently has an Afterschool Club facilitated by Premier Sports. Fresh fruits and water is provided for children staying at the Afterschool club. Please click HERE for more information or if you would like your child to access their Afterschool club.

Alternatively, if you would like the use of a registered childminder please click here to access the LBBD family information page online where you can search for registered childcare facilities in the local community.

Online Resources

To access our online resources at home please click the links below.