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Rivacre Valley Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Ellesmere Port · CH66 1LE www.rivacrevalleyprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
333
cap. 310
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
333
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
333
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rivacre Valley Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
+11pp
58%53%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
333
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
Rivacre Brow, Overpool, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1LE
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%3%83%17%61%6%69%14%67%83%106.0102.0106.028%333
2023/2447%6%63%22%56%16%56%16%56%59%103.0101.0104.026%311
2022/2347%0%66%3%66%3%63%16%71%71%102.0101.0103.0-2.10+0.10-1.2027%295
2018/1953%3%70%30%67%7%67%17%80%83%105.0102.0107.0+3.10-0.20-0.9021%269
2017/1850%3%73%13%63%10%67%3%77%80%104.0102.0107.0+1.00-0.70-0.7026%254
2016/1734%0%62%17%66%0%66%17%86%97%103.0103.0109.0+1.80-0.70+1.0016%239

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533318.428%4%36%8%27%
2023/2431114.726%4%41%9%31%
2022/2329516.927%2%42%8%31%
2021/2230617.428%2%43%9%32%
2020/2128917.035%1%37%
2018/1926916.921%1%42%7%21%
2017/1825416.626%1%42%8%28%
2016/1723917.416%2%43%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.