OFSTED
2 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Dudley
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
451
427 full-time ·
24 part-time
Female pupils
235
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
216
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
below England
School
9.5%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.0%
284
Unclassified
20.2%
91
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
15
Pakistani
2.4%
11
African
2.0%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
8
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
20.2%
91 of
451 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 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
65.0%
4.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Dudley
74.2%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Dudley
72.0%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
Dudley
73.2%
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
7.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.14 pts
higher than
England
School
7.36%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.29 pts
higher than
England
School
22.10%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.43%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.62 pts
higher than
England
School
2.43%
Dudley
2.10%
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
98.0%
9.9 pts
above England
Dudley Wood Primary School
98.0%
Dudley
93.7%
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.