RIVERSTON
SCHOOL

INCLUDE | INNOVATE | INSPIRE

Welcome to Riverston School

Our Aims and Ethos

Riverston School provides a warm, caring and stimulating environment where children will learn new skills. We excel at providing each child with the right skills to prepare them for life in the wider world. We are part of a community characterised by a profound respect for and encouragement of diversity, where important differences among children and adults are celebrated. What drives us is ensuring that children have the best possible life chances and that they are not limited by the  perceptions of themselves and what they might achieve in life.

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Riverston Nursery

Riverston Nursery

Riverston Nursery and Early Years Department operates a morning, afternoon or a full day  programme for children aged 9 months to 4 years old.

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Riverston School

Riverston School

Our ethos and approach in the senior school remains focused on developing the unique skills, talents and abilities of every individual pupil with personalised education plans for everyone.

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Riverston College

Riverston College

Riverston College is our offering for students of 16 years and above with courses and programmes that allow our students to realise their ambitions and to progress further.

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HEADTEACHER'S WELCOME

I am delighted to welcome you to Riverston School and College. If we have the pleasure of you visiting in person, you will quickly see we are a very unique setting with the reality of inclusion at our core. We are an independent school in the heart of London, and reflect the diversity that surrounds us. Our students reach across all abilities and backgrounds. Our small classes and nurturing environment provides the platform for success that a traditional educational setting cannot provide. Many of our students come from a place of broken relationships with the school system, difficult experiences in their peer relationships or a lack of empathy and understanding from professionals working with them. We look to repair relationships and trust in the school system so that students feel safe enough, and happy enough, to reach their academic potential.

Our extensive therapy team including drama therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy, allow us to cater for students with wide ranging needs, including those with mental health difficulties as well as learning needs. We offer a broad and rich curriculum which includes GCSEs, A Levels and BTECs, alongside a range of life skills courses that help prepare our young people for life beyond secondary education. Our future focused ethos means we take a very child centred approached and look to tailor our provision to the needs of each individual, leading them to where they want be in adulthood. Whether that is further education, employment or simply being able to live independently, our focus is on the child and family voice and their hopes and aspirations. We very much hope you will have the chance to visit our fantastic school, so we can show you our ethos and values in practice.

Guy Baker, Headteacher

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We would like to showcase to you all our Staff Shout Out Board located by our main reception. Our wonderful and talented LSA Ms Devito helped to bring this board to life, to capture and celebrate our amazing staff for any little thing that they do. How wonderful 🌈 ❤️ 👏🏻 🙌
Did you know in our foyer we have not long placed our Charity Days board in eye for all of our wonderful community and prospective visitors to see. 

This board not only highlights the amazing awareness raised and broad to different topics but also the amount of community spirit our school raises on these days. We are extremely proud of all the effort our students and staff put in to making memories last for a lifetime and we look forward to hosting more charity days in the future.
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It’s inspiring to see our students excel in their extracurricular activities! One of our KS4 students recently participated in a boxing camp and emerged victorious in his amateur bout, winning by unanimous decision! 🥇👏 We couldn’t be prouder!
🌞 Welcome back to our Summer Term, everyone! Let’s dive into a season of growth, focus, and fun! 📚✨ Are you ready to tackle those exams and wrap up your projects? Let’s make this term count before we dive into those well-deserved summer holidays!🌟 if you’re excited! #SummerTerm #FocusAndFun #ReadySetGo
As we gear up to welcome our school community back tomorrow, we invite you to read our Headmaster’s latest update from before the half term. Stay informed and engaged! 📚✨ #SchoolCommunity #HeadmastersUpdate
We kindly remind our school community to take note of the important dates for this term 📅✨ #SchoolCommunity #ImportantDates #AcademicSuccess 💙 We would like to remind our school community that students are back tomorrow on Wednesday 23rd of April 2025.
Wishing you hope, light and peace this Easter🐰🐇🐣🌷
“I am so grateful we were told to come look at Riverston. Why would you want to go anywhere else?”

Year 9 parent

At Riverston we specialise in nurturing success for students aged 11-19, who have learning differences.

We have outstanding teachers, in school therapists, very small classes, and a multiple pathway curriculum that ensures each student finds their own success in our school and in life