Rivacre Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
Rivacre Valley Primary School is a primary school in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rivacre Brow, Overpool, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1LE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils on roll
- 339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and children enjoy attending Rivacre Valley Primary School.”
- “There is a warm welcome for them each morning.”
- “Pupils walk into classrooms with smiles on their faces.”
To improve
- “However, leaders’ work to ensure that teachers are clear about the specific knowledge that pupils should learn is not complete in a small number of subjects.”
- “In these subjects, there are times when small gaps in pupils’ knowledge hinder their learning of new content.”
- “Leaders continue to work with a small number of pupils who continue to be absent from school too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2016 to 2026, as Cheshire West and Chester published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rossmore School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sutton Green Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Westminster Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookside Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- William Stockton Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published