Inspiring to Aspire Rivers Primary Academy
Welcome to Rivers Primary Academy
We are delighted that you are considering Rivers Primary Academy for your child, a school at the heart of its community yet a portal to the world.
Every day at Rivers we inspire to aspire to ensure that all children meet both their academic and personal potential. Through strong relationships, we value every child as an individual and ensure that every child has the best possible learning journey to enable them to thrive.
We develop independent learners who are equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding to enable them to progress to secondary school and flourish in an ever-changing world. We work in partnership with parents/carers and the wider community to achieve the very best for our children.
Facilities
The new Rivers Primary Academy building was built in 2020 and provides an exceptional learning environment for our children. To enable our teachers to deliver a world class curriculum all classrooms are provided with technology to provide interactive learning opportunities. This is further enhanced across years 4, 5 and 6 with all children provided with iPads to power up their learning at both school and at home. Every subject matters and we are fortunate to have a science laboratory and studio where art and music lessons take place whilst our extensive grounds enable children’s learning to take place outside of the classroom too.
The WAT Pledge
Expanding learning beyond the classroom and unlocking academic and personal potential.
We endeavour to stretch, challenge and develop students academically, socially and personally.
We promise that students will achieve the following 11 experiences/accomplishments before leaving our school.
Go camping or have a sleepover
Visit London
Learn survival skills or have an adventure
Take part in a safe fun day
Learn to swim
Meet a famous person
Raise money for charity
Attend a live event/performance (sport/art)
Become a first aider
Visit a historical landmark
Represent my school
Unlocking Academic and Personal Potential
Curriculum
Our collaborative and purposeful curriculum ensures that all children are inspired to aspire, providing them with opportunities to excel both academically and personally. Our curriculum also provides our children with a myriad of experiences and is brought to life through expert visitors, trips, learning to play an instrument and representing our school in sport. Through our trust’s innovative iPads for Learning initiative children’s learning across key stage 2 is enriched through the use of digital technology ensuring that all children are equipped with skills for life and maximising their academic progress. These opportunities are further enhanced through Windsor Academy Trust’s pledge.
Teaching and Learning
All lessons meet the needs of our individual children through adaptive teaching. We ensure that children know more and remember more through our curriculum so that our children become confident independent learners with a thirst and spark to learn. Our lessons are fun and challenging, supporting our children to succeed in all environments and become creative, self reflective learners building on their prior knowledge.
What do our children and parents say...?
Our teachers are kind and explain things really clearly. Rivers is a happy place.
Everything is fun in our learning.
Teachers help us to become unstuck when something is hard.
We come out of school smiling everyday, Being a student leader helps me learn more about myself and how to help others and be a role model.
The teachers and all staff strive to ensure the children work towards achieving their highest potential.
Great school, lovely and very polite staff members who are always there if you have any concerns or need help.
My son absolutely loves his school.
Helping children achieve their potential
At Rivers Primary Academy we support all children to meet their personal and academic potential. Through our Aspire Framework we develop children’s character virtues and learner skills teaching them that they are the master of their destiny. We actively promote and open up the world to our children through trips, visitors and our extensive after school club programme allows for children to experience activities beyond that of the school curriculum and discover their own talents.
Lunches Working in Partnership
We actively encourage parents/carers to be involved in their child’s education. Through termly workshops, parent consultation evenings, assemblies and performances we love to welcome you into our school to share and celebrate your child’s successes and achievements.
All lunches are prepared fresh on site and we cater for all dietary needs. Our catering team plans balanced and nutritious menus to ensure all children are ready and focussed for an afternoon of learning. We provide all children with toast during their morning break time and fresh fruit is available for our key stage 1 children. Children are also able to bring in a healthy packed lunch.
What do Ofsted say…?
Pupils are proud to attend Rivers Primary Academy.
Leaders have set high expectations for the education that pupils receive.
Pupils value their education and enjoy the broad range of subjects that they learn. They listen carefully in lessons, and are keen to join in with class discussions.
Adults greet children with warm welcomes. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.
Leaders make reading a high priority. A large number of adults ably teach younger pupils how to read each morning. Children learn in small groups and work is well matched to their abilities.
Pupils express positive views about behaviour in the school. They appreciate the praise that staff give them for doing the right things
Pupils concentrate in lessons, and put effort into their work.
How to Apply for a Place
To be part of something special, you can apply for a place at Rivers Primary Academy today. Applications can be made via Walsall Council. Our admissions policy can be found on our website. We also accept in-year admissions, please contact the school office via email on postbox@rivers. windsoracademytrust.org.uk or call 01922 710164 to discuss.
