Arrow Vale High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 843 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.8
Other independent school · independent
The River School
- Pupils on roll
- 115of 169 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 11
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where The River School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
55% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE in 2025 (England 45%). Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish add up to 9% of the year group, and 9% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Worcestershire and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The River School | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.0 | 44.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.32 | 3.92 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 11 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 82% |
| English Literature | 8 | 73% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 64% | 88% | 29% | 22% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 6 | 55% | 65% | 50% | 9% | 100% |
| Geography | 6 | 55% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 67% |
| Fine Art | 5 | 45% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| History | 4 | 36% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Physical Education | 3 | 27% | 11% | — | 24% | — |
| Computer Science | 3 | 27% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Biology | 3 | 27% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 9% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 4 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Worcestershire
Baxter College
Academy converter · sixth form · 766 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.6
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Academy converter · 1,155 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.3
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 1,036 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.1
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,580 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,290 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.