Academy sponsor led · Walsall

Rivers Primary Academy

3–11Ages
463Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140196URN

Livingstone Road, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

92 applications for 59 places · 37th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
8 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

92 applications · 59 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.4; Walsall median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Walsall 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	59	92	1.6	67	1.14
Sep 2025	57	92	1.6	54	0.95
Sep 2024	55	78	1.4	52	0.95
Sep 2023	48	70	1.5	43	0.90
Sep 2022	44	59	1.3	42	0.95
Sep 2021	56	71	1.3	50	0.89
Sep 2020	37	57	1.5	34	0.92
Sep 2019	45	64	1.4	41	0.91
Sep 2018	31	33	1.1	18	0.58
Sep 2017	51	58	1.1	46	0.90
Sep 2016	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2015	22	30	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2014	19	27	1.4	17	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 72% · Maths 61% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%43rd of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	7%	104	101
2023/24	82%	12%	108	106
2022/23	72%	10%	106	105

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

Rivers Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Goldsmith Primary Academy
0.9 km · Walsall

2025

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School
1.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022
Sunshine Academy
1.0 km · Walsall

Good2021

1.3applications per place
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School
1.0 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Field Road Academy
1.1 km · Walsall

Good2022
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
1.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Leamore Primary School
1.3 km · Walsall

2025

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.6applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140196 · 335/2017
Trust: Windsor Academy Trust
Capacity: 459 pupils · 463 on roll
Free school meals: 51.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Green Rock Primary School (URN 104154)
Address: Livingstone Road, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1LY
Local authority: Walsall

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