OFSTED
6 February 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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
403
370 full-time ·
33 part-time
Female pupils
211
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
192
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.6 pts
below England
School
8.2%
Worcester
20.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.8 pts
below England
School
3.5%
Worcester
15.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Worcester
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.7%
269
Unclassified
23.3%
94
White and Asian
2.5%
10
Pakistani
1.7%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
5
Any other White background
1.2%
5
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
21.8%
88 of
403 pupils
1.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.88 pts
lower than
England
School
4.34%
Worcester
7.43%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.48 pts
lower than
England
School
8.33%
Worcester
18.83%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.01 pts
lower than
England
School
0.79%
Worcester
2.98%
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
96.0%
7.8 pts
above England
North Worcester Primary School
96.0%
Worcester
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.