Performance
At the heart of the Rivers Trust’s vision is our commitment to ensuring the highest standards of academic performance. We are ambitious for our schools and have set challenging yet realistic goals to ensure they continue to make progress and all our students achieve their full potential.
Ofsted
Of our 16 settings, 14 have a current inspection judgement. Of those that have been inspected 100% are good (11) or outstanding (3).
| School | Conversion | Date joined | Ofsted | Last inspection date |
| Cutnall Green CofE Primary | Converter | 01 October 2014 | Good | 01 December 2022 |
| Heronswood Primary | Sponsor-led | 01 October 2014 | Outstanding | 30 April 2022 |
| St Clement's CofE Primary | Converter | 01 October 2014 | Outstanding | 08 November 2012 |
| Great Witley CE Primary | Converter | 01 April 2016 | Good | 14 May 2024 |
| Cranham Primary | Converter | 01 September 2016 | Good | 28 June 2019 |
| Northwick Manor Primary | Converter | 01 September 2016 | Outstanding | 13 July 2022 |
| St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy | Converter | 01 September 2016 | Good | 25 June 2019 |
| Wychbold First and Nursery School | Converter | 01 July 2018 | Good | 19 October 2022 |
| Burlish Park Primary | Sponsor-led | 01 October 2018 | Good | 18 January 2023 |
| North Worcester Primary Academy | Free School | 02 September 2019 | Good | 06 February 2024 |
| Jubilee Park Academy | Converter | 01 November 2020 | Good | 09 January 2020 |
| Summerhill Primary Academy | Converter | 01 November 2020 | Good | 30 March 2022 |
| Summerhill Little Treasures | Converter | 01 November 2020 | Outstanding | 10 February 2023 |
| Cherry Orchard Primary | Sponsor-led | 01 April 2021 | Good | 20 February 2024 |
| Dudley Wood Primary | Converter | 01 June 2022 | n/a | 02 June 2024 |
| Unity Academy | Free School | 01 September 2023 | n/a | n/a |
Department for Education (DfE)
The DfE produce MAT (multi-academy trust) performance measures which are intended to give an indication of how well MATs are currently performing. Results are shown for pupils who completed key stage 2 in the summer of 2019. These figures were published in December 2019.
Awards and recognition
Rivers CofE Academy Trust won ‘MAT Leadership Team of the Year’ and ‘Large MAT of the Year’ at the National MAT Awards 2023.
Worcestershire Education Awards 2024
Of the 13 awards available, our trust was a finalist in five award categories and won two:
- ‘STEM Project of the Year Award’ for the Rivers Boxcar Rally.
- ‘Unsung Hero Award’ was won by Lee Davies from Wychbold First and Nursery School
Worcestershire Education Awards 2023
Northwick Manor won Primary School of the Year at the Worcestershire Education Awards 2023.
Northwick and North Worcester Primary Academy were two of the three finalists in the Primary School of the Year award.
Members of staff were also announced as finalists in the New Teacher of the Year award, Headteacher of the Year award and Support Staff of the Year award.
Worcestershire Education Awards 2022
In February 2022, ten Rivers staff were nominated and recognised as finalists in the Worcestershire Education Awards.
Maggie Lisseman of Great Witley CE Primary School won the Support Staff of the Year award and was chosen as the overall winner of the night, taking home the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award.
