River Valley

Special · ages 6-18MixedIndependentSheffield Rotherham

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River Valley is an independent special school in Sheffield for boys and girls aged 6 to 18.

Mansfield Road, Sheffield, S26 5QW01722 435750five-rivers.org/education/schools/river-valley-schoolMatthew Palmer headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places45

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m17012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate65 per 1,000 people29% lower than the England average

Typical house price£190,000Rotherham

Nearest bus stop200 mWales Road/Lodge Hill Drive, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Wales Primary School	Council	360 m	209	Good 2024	70	Compare
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School	Academy	640 m	172	Requires improvement 2024	3	Compare
Wales High School	Academy	680 m	1,783	Good 2023	45	Compare
Kiveton Park Infant School	Academy	1000 m	158	Good 2023	40	Compare
Killamarsh Junior School	Council	1.3 miles	126	No overall grade 2025	7	Compare
Killamarsh Infant School	Council	1.4 miles	154	Not inspected	–	Compare
Todwick Primary School	Council	1.4 miles	205	Good 2023	77	Compare
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School	Academy	1.5 miles	288	Not inspected	85	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: Mansfield Road, Sheffield, S26 5QW
Telephone: 01722 435750
Website: five-rivers.org/education/schools/river-valley-school
Headteacher: Matthew Palmer
Type of school: Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase: Special school, ages 6-18
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Rotherham
Ward: Wales
Constituency: Rother Valley
Setting: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 24 March 2026 (new provision)
URN: 152223 · LAESTAB 3726007

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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