River View Primary and Nursery School
Suffolk Road, Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9HR
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by River View Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Whitehouse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 383
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 135281
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
River View Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Burton-on-Trent. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 389 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
River View Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 55 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 36% | 21% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 51% | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 44% | 31% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 49% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 97.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How River View Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 21% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 350 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How River View Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 21% | 7.1% | 46.8% | 389 | — |
| River View Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 417 | 0.0 miles |
| Edge Hill Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 18.5% | 344 | 0.5 miles |
| The Violet Way Academy | — | 4.9% | 13.9% | 251 | 0.7 miles |
| Lift Anglesey | 87% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 621 | 1.0 miles |
| Christ Church Primary School | — | — | — | 353 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.79%
- English as an additional language
- 25.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 22.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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River View Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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Edge Hill Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
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The Violet Way Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Lift Anglesey1.0 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
-
Christ Church Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Burton-on-Trent
Other schools in Burton-on-Trent
- All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Burton Fields School Primary
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Edge Hill Academy Primary
- Eton Park Junior Academy Primary
- Grange School Primary
- Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Horninglow Primary School Primary
- John of Rolleston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does River View Primary and Nursery School teach?
- River View Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Burton-on-Trent.
- Has River View Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected River View Primary and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is River View Primary and Nursery School?
- River View Primary and Nursery School had 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have River View Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 21% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are River View Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, River View Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2025.