Multi-academy trust
River Learning Trust
30 schools across 2 local authorities in South East, South West, teaching 16,560 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 30
- Primary
- 20
- Secondary
- 10
- Pupils
- 16,560
- Average Attainment 8
- 49.8
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 52%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 27 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.23 (interval 0.17 to 0.30). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 1,838 pupils across 10 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
20 of the trust's 30 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 10 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 2 Outstanding, 17 Good, 1 Requires improvement; 10 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in River Learning Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Park Primary SchoolFree schools | Oxford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bayards Hill SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Beckley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Charlbury Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxfordshire | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Cutteslowe Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Edith Moorhouse Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Carterton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Edward Feild Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Kidlington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Garsington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Horspath Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Larkrise Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Madley Brook Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Witney | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Middle Barton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chipping Norton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| New Marston Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rose Hill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sandhills Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Seven Fields Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Swindon | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Tower Hill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Witney | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Windrush Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | Witney | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Witney Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Witney | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wolvercote Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Cheney SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | Good 2023 | 46 | 0.190.01 to 0.36 | |
| Chipping Norton SchoolAcademy converter | Chipping Norton | No overall grade | 49.3 | 0.290.06 to 0.52 | |
| Gillotts SchoolAcademy converter | Henley-on-Thames | Outstanding 2023 | 61.3 | 0.710.51 to 0.92 | |
| Gosford Hill SchoolAcademy converter | Kidlington | Report card 2026 | 45.3 | -0.36-0.59 to -0.13 | |
| Kingsdown SchoolAcademy converter | Swindon | No overall grade | 41.4 | -0.36-0.59 to -0.14 | |
| The Cherwell SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | Outstanding 2022 | 58.3 | 0.880.71 to 1.06 | |
| The Marlborough Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Woodstock | Good 2023 | 55.4 | 0.300.09 to 0.51 | |
| The Oxford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Oxford | Report card 2026 | 33.6 | -0.72-0.92 to -0.53 | |
| The Swan SchoolFree schools | Oxford | Good 2023 | 55.4 | 0.550.28 to 0.82 | |
| Wheatley Park SchoolAcademy converter | Oxford | Good 2022 | 51.5 | 0.550.34 to 0.76 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.