OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
5 February 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
485
428 full-time ·
57 part-time
Female pupils
239
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
246
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.3 pts
below England
School
17.5%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wyre Forest
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.8%
426
Any other White background
3.9%
19
White and Asian
1.6%
8
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
8
African
1.4%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
6
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
19.8%
96 of
485 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
Wyre Forest
69.9%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Wyre Forest
67.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
Wyre Forest
70.2%
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
4.10%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.12 pts
lower than
England
School
4.10%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.91%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.91 pts
lower than
England
School
6.91%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
Wyre Forest
1.85%
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
96.2%
8.0 pts
above England
Heronswood Primary School
96.2%
Wyre Forest
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.