Riverbank Primary School
Riverbank Primary School is an independent special school in Halifax for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 15 pupils and room for 20.
Unit 2 Ripponden Mill, Ripponden, Halifax, HX6 4DH01422 415529riverbank-school.comMiss Lianne De Villiers head of educationAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Calderdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripponden Junior and Infant School | Council | 320 m | 171 | Good 2023 | 57 | Compare |
| Barkisland CofE VA Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 197 | Good 2019 | 77 | Compare |
| Rishworth School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 361 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 61 | Good 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| St John's Primary School In Rishworth | Academy | 1.2 miles | 152 | Good 2022 | 94 | Compare |
| Triangle CofE VC Primary School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 173 | Good 2024 | 51 | Compare |
| Ryburn Valley High School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 1,589 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Trinity Academy St Peter's | Academy | 2.1 miles | 94 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Riverbank Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Riverbank Primary School yet.
How many pupils does Riverbank Primary School have?
15 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 75% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Unit 2 Ripponden Mill, Ripponden, Halifax, HX6 4DH
- Telephone
- 01422 415529
- Website
- www.riverbank-school.com
- Head of Education
- Miss Lianne De Villiers
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Ward
- Ryburn
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 28 November 2014 (new provision)
- URN
- 141608 · LAESTAB 3816015 · UKPRN 10078225
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.