Rivers Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Walsall, Walsall.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 463 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 459 |
| Free school meals | 51.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Address | Livingstone Road, Blakenall, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 1LY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.riversprimary.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01922710164 |
| URN | 140196 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 February 2022, published 24 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 December 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Goldsmith Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Sunshine Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Field Road Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Leamore Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
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