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ClosedPrimaryURN 135281

River View Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9HR

Ages 3–11 · 389 pupils · Staffordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)36%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
331

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill102%

389 pupils · 383 places

Pupils on roll
389
Boys / girls
193 / 196
School capacity
383
Capacity fill
389 / 383 (102%)
Free school meals
45.8%
FSM pupils
178
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Mandy Whitehouse

Location

Address
Suffolk Road, Stapenhill
Postcode
DE15 9HR
Town
Burton-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Burton and Uttoxeter
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 389 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 45.8%.

Open schools in Burton-on-Trent
45
Primary schools in Burton-on-Trent
32
Academies among open schools in Burton-on-Trent
73% (33)
Open schools in DE15
13
Primary in DE15
8
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Burton-on-TrentNear DE15

  • Edge Hill Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9NX · Staffordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM16.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • The Violet Way Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9ES · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM15.1%
    • Demand0.99

    0.7 miles away

  • Lift Anglesey

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3LG · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM30.9%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Christ Church Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3TE · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM22.6%

    1.1 miles away

  • Stanton Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 9TJ · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE15 0JE · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand0.95

    1.5 miles away

  • Rykneld Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE14 3EX · Staffordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Mandy Whitehouse

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