Community school · Cheshire West and Chester

Rivacre Valley Primary School

3–11Ages
339Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130270URN

Rivacre Brow, Overpool, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester

89 applications for 45 places · 58th of 104 in Cheshire West and Chester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Cheshire West and Chester median (2.2) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 45 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2024 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.2
2022 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2016 1.2; Cheshire West and Chester median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0
2014 1.5; Cheshire West and Chester median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Cheshire West and Chester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Cheshire West and Chester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	89	2.0	48	1.07
Sep 2025	37	63	1.7	36	0.97
Sep 2024	43	63	1.5	40	0.93
Sep 2023	35	56	1.6	33	0.94
Sep 2022	33	52	1.6	30	0.91
Sep 2021	45	67	1.5	48	1.07
Sep 2020	40	64	1.6	35	0.88
Sep 2019	34	49	1.4	31	0.91
Sep 2018	28	33	1.2	24	0.86
Sep 2017	21	38	1.8	17	0.81
Sep 2016	35	43	1.2	29	0.83
Sep 2015	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2014	24	36	1.5	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 61% · Maths 69% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%67th of 113 in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Cheshire West and Chester 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Cheshire West and Chester 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Cheshire West and Chester 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cheshire West and Chester 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Cheshire West and Chester 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Cheshire West and Chester 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Cheshire West and Chester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	3%	106	102
2023/24	47%	6%	103	101
2022/23	47%	0%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rivacre Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected
Rossmore School
1.0 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School
1.5 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2022

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sutton Green Primary School
1.6 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Westminster Community Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Good2024

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
William Stockton Community Primary School
1.8 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 130270 · 896/2725
Capacity: 310 pupils · 339 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1995
Address: Rivacre Brow, Overpool, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1LE
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources