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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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
🎄✨ Wishing all our students, families, and staff a wonderful Christmas break!
We hope you enjoy a well-deserved rest filled with joy, laughter, and festive cheer.
Thank you for an incredible term — we look forward to welcoming everyone back in the New Year, refreshed and ready for an exciting 2026! 🎉🌟
Happy Holidays from all of us at Riverston!
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #ChristmasBreak #RiverstonSchool #SeeYouInTheNewYear #FestiveSeason 🎅🎁✨
🎬 Student Spotlight!
We’re excited to share a stop-motion animation video created during one of our recent Occupational Therapy sessions!
During this activity, our students worked on:
🖐️ Fine motor skills
🤝 Joint working & collaboration
🧠 Planning and sequencing
🎨 Creativity and self-expression
This project is a perfect example of how engaging, hands-on tasks can support skill development in a fun and meaningful way.
“Chess & War Hammers are his favourite clubs, he loves playing Football & Basketball at break & lunchtime.”
- Year 8 parent
📞 Contact Riverston School
• Main Office: 0208 813 4327
• Email: office@riverstonschool.co.uk
• Address: 63-69 Eltham Road, London, SE12 8UF
✨ What a wonderful day! ✨
Yesterday’s carol service was a brilliant success — a heart-warming celebration of the festive season and a beautiful reminder of the joy we create when we come together as a community. 🎶🎄
If you missed it (or just want to relive the moment!), take a look at yesterday’s moments and enjoy the spirit of the season all over again. ❤️
#CarolService #FestiveSeason #CommunitySpirit #Togetherness
📄✨ Our Latest ISI Inspection Report Is Now Available! ✨📄
We’re pleased to share that our recent ISI Inspection Report is now available for our wider community to read.
If you’d like to take a look, simply head over to our website and visit the ‘Inspection Reports’ section.
Thank you for your continued support of Riverston School.
https://riverstonschool.co.uk/about/policies/#inspectionreports
#RiverstonSchool #ISIReport #SchoolStandards #EducationExcellence #SchoolCommunity
More shots of where Santa will be meeting our students tomorrow 🎅 👀
Step inside our Grotto for tomorrow’s annual Winter Fair ❄️ 🎄 🎅 #winterfair #riverstonschool #christmas #communityspirit
We look forward to coming together today for a delicious Christmas Dinner 🎄 #xmas #xmasdinner #riverstonschool #SEND #festive
🎄✨ We look forward to seeing everyone at 2pm today for our festive Carol Service at St Michael and All Angels Church, Blackheath!
Come ready to sing, celebrate, and enjoy the Christmas spirit together. 🎶❤️
#CarolService #Christmas2025 #SchoolCommunity #FestiveSpirit #Blackheath
🎄 We’re Looking Forward to Seeing You! 🎄
We can’t wait to welcome everyone to the main event of our annual Christmas Carol service tomorrow. Our rehearsal last Friday was a wonderful success — the whole school came together, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the festive spirit and time spent as a community.
We look forward to welcoming parents and families to St Michael and All Angels Church in Blackheath at 2pm on Tuesday 9th December 2025.
✨ It’s set to be a lovely afternoon — see you there!
