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EnglandWest MidlandsWalsallWS3 1LYRivers Primary Academy
Primary

Rivers Primary Academy

Primary

Walsall · Walsall · WS3 1LY www.riversprimary.org.uk

Pupils
465
cap. 459
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rivers Primary Academy · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-28pp
82%66%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
7%
-5pp
12%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
465
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Livingstone Road, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1LY
Local authority
Walsall
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
2024/2554%7%74%28%72%12%61%16%79%61%104.0101.0102.019%465
2023/2482%12%82%43%83%17%83%27%87%75%108.0106.0107.016%450
2022/2372%10%80%36%74%21%79%39%77%74%106.0105.0104.0+3.40+3.20+3.0016%439
2018/1966%7%72%24%79%21%72%10%66%72%103.0103.0104.0+0.40+1.00-0.6012%340
2017/1850%7%70%17%73%20%63%10%77%77%102.0101.0102.0+1.00+4.00+0.7013%327
2016/1770%0%80%27%77%0%90%23%83%90%106.0105.0108.0+5.40+1.50+4.5015%309

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
2024/2546523.819%24%50%6%18%
2023/2445018.816%21%54%6%19%
2022/2343919.216%18%59%7%23%
2021/2241919.615%18%63%8%26%
2020/2139116.716%11%62%
2018/1934017.612%9%60%6%18%
2017/1832724.013%7%61%6%20%
2016/1730919.815%7%63%5%13%

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