ADO River Valley School

Other independent special school · Ages 14–19 · Welling, Bexley

ADO River Valley School is an independent special school in Welling, Bexley for ages 14–19.

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“One pupil summed up one of the successes of the school when they said, ‘It has opened me up to learning again.”
“Pupils enjoy their time at school and know that adults are there for them.”
“Pupils’ attendance significantly improves.”

“However, sometimes, either at subject or topic level, leaders have not precisely identified what pupils must learn.”
“When this happens, staff do not emphasise or help embed the most important knowledge in pupils’ long-term memory.”
“However, senior leaders know that there are still a few areas of their work that are not helping pupils to maximise their full potential in reading and writing.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Straight-line distance, in Bexley.