Rivers Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 9 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
140196
Address
Livingstone Road, Blakenall, WS3 1LY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
450 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
20.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
50.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.3%
Other Black 10%
Mixed 8.8%
African 5.8%
Other 4.9%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other White 4%
Indian 3.1%
Pakistani 2.2%
Caribbean 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.4
WritingWell above average3.2
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Rivers Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
55
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
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 classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
29
14
15
Reception, Part-time
16
7
9
Reception, Full-time
44
21
23
Year 1
59
27
32
Year 2
57
23
34
Year 3
58
30
28
Year 4
59
31
28
Year 5
60
29
31
Year 6
60
35
25
Year 2023-2024

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