OFSTED
15 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
187
187 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
95
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
92
49.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.3 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Malvern Hills
16.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.8 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Malvern Hills
4.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Malvern Hills
0.1%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.5%
173
Unclassified
3.7%
7
White and Asian
2.1%
4
Any other White background
1.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.7%
20 of
187 pupils
10.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Malvern Hills
78.7%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Malvern Hills
71.1%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
Malvern Hills
73.3%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.11 pts
lower than
England
School
3.11%
Malvern Hills
5.23%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.82 pts
lower than
England
School
2.99%
Malvern Hills
11.20%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Malvern Hills
1.11%
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
89.0%
0.9 pts
above England
Great Witley CofE Primary School
89.0%
Malvern Hills
87.8%
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.