ADO River Valley School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 14–19 · Welling, Bexley
ADO River Valley School is an other school in Welling, Bexley for ages 14–19 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- Poets Corner Centre, 19a Keats Road, Welling, DA16 3NB
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 14–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 29 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “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.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- 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 other schools
Straight-line distance, in Bexley.
- Park View Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aspire Academy 1.5 mi Good
- Horizons Academy Bexley 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Marlborough School 2.1 mi Improved significantly
- Break Through School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Harris Garrard Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cornerstone School 3.0 mi Good
- West Lodge School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade