Rivacre Valley Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
130270
Address
Rivacre Brow, Overpool, CH66 1LE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
311 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
56.3%
Girls
43.7%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.9%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.4%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.5%
Irish Traveller 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.1
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Rivacre Valley Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
43
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
0
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
18
11
Reception, Full-time
39
26
13
Year 1
37
18
19
Year 2
46
25
21
Year 3
47
28
19
Year 4
35
16
19
Year 5
35
19
16
Year 6
32
20
12
Year 2023-2024

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