SCHOOL PROFILE

Rivers Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140196
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

17 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

8 February 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 24 March 2022
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 8 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Walsall
Trust WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 463 463 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 240 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 223 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.0%
26.2 pts above England
School 51.0%
Walsall 36.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.8%
4.5 pts above England
School 24.8%
Walsall 24.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Walsall 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
48.4%
224
African
9.7%
45
Any other Black background
6.7%
31
Any other White background
5.0%
23
Any other Asian background
4.8%
22
Any other ethnic group
4.5%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.3% 94 of 463 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Walsall 20.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 87 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.5% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 39
Speech, language & communication 38
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
Walsall 58.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Walsall 72.1%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Walsall 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
Walsall 70.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.25 pts higher than England
School 6.47%
Walsall 6.88%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.44 pts higher than England
School 18.25%
Walsall 19.49%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 1.59%
Walsall 1.95%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.9% 12.7 pts above England
Rivers Primary Academy
100.9%
Walsall
97.4%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information