River View Community Primary School
1 Wheaters Street, Off Lower Broughton, Salford, M7 1QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Batty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 521
- URN
- 136076
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619212670
About this school
River View Community Primary School is a community primary school in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 521 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected River View Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 62 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 56% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 65% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 65% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 66% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Community Primary 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 | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 509 |
| 2023/24 | 526 |
| 2024/25 | 511 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How River View Community Primary School compares
River View Community Primary School ranked 56th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.7% | 45.3% | 521 | — |
| The Friars Primary School | 48% | 5.4% | 44.3% | 362 | 0.4 miles |
| The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary | 10% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Cheetwood Primary School | 43% | 5.6% | 52.6% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| St Boniface RC Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 54.1% | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 33.8% | 221 | 0.8 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)
- 45.3%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 17.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Friars Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
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The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Salford
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Cheetwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Boniface RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Salford
Other schools in Salford
River View Community Primary School ranks 23rd of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primary
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Road Academy Primary
- Monton Green Primary School Primary
- Moss Valley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does River View Community Primary School teach?
- River View Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of River View Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of River View Community Primary School is Mrs Claire Batty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has River View Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected River View Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at River View Community Primary School?
- River View Community Primary School has 521 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is River View Community Primary School full?
- River View Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 521 on roll (124%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is River View Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. River View Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does River View Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records River View Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does River View Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists River View Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have River View Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does River View Community Primary School compare with other schools in Salford?
- River View Community Primary School ranked 56th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is River View Community Primary School's absence rate?
- River View Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are River View Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, River View Community Primary 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 1 July 2026.