OFSTED
20 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
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
565
528 full-time ·
37 part-time
Female pupils
267
47.3% of pupils
Male pupils
298
52.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.3 pts
below England
School
14.5%
Worcester
20.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.0 pts
below England
School
13.3%
Worcester
15.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Worcester
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.6%
416
Any other White background
6.2%
35
Unclassified
4.6%
26
Pakistani
3.5%
20
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
15
African
1.9%
11
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
18.4%
104 of
565 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 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
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Worcester
69.4%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Worcester
64.9%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Maths
3.0 pts above England
School
75.0%
Worcester
68.5%
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
4.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.67 pts
lower than
England
School
4.54%
Worcester
7.43%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.75 pts
lower than
England
School
11.07%
Worcester
18.83%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.19 pts
lower than
England
School
0.61%
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
89.7%
1.5 pts
above England
Cherry Orchard Primary School
89.7%
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.