Fen Rivers Academy

State-Funded School

fen-rivers-academy-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

North West NorfolkConstituency

PE30 2HUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fen Rivers Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 82 pupils. Fen Rivers Academy is part of THE BRIDGE MAT LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 9.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.54

Ethnicity

White

91%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

80%Boys

20%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 82
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE BRIDGE MAT LTD

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Oct 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.