Five Rivers Online School, Salisbury
Five Rivers Online School is an all-through school for pupils aged 6 to 18 in Salisbury.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Five Rivers Online School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Five Rivers Online School are Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 73.5); South Wilts Grammar School (0.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 76.5); Wyvern St Edmund's Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); and St Joseph's Catholic School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41).
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolSouth Wilts Grammar SchoolWyvern St Edmund's AcademySt Joseph's Catholic School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Salisbury Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
32 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Endless Street, 130 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Five Rivers Online School are St Martin's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury (0.6 miles); St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury (0.7 miles); and Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolSt Osmund's Catholic Primary School, SalisburySt Mark's CofE Junior School, SalisburySarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Five Rivers Virtual Education excels at helping pupils who have been out of education for long periods rebuild their confidence and re-engage with learning. Teachers combine strong academic instruction with therapeutic support, tailoring each pupil's timetable to their individual needs. Parents consistently praise the teaching staff and report significant improvements in their children's confidence and willingness to learn.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership with effective quality assurance and close monitoring of compliance and pupil outcomes
- Relationships with pupils and parents at the heart of provision, combining academic teaching with therapeutic support
- Well-planned, engaging lessons delivered by teachers with strong subject knowledge who use targeted praise to build pupil confidence
- Comprehensive safeguarding arrangements with high priority given to online safety
- Highly supported and valued staff who feel part of the organisation
Areas for Improvement
- Some policies required updating during the visit to ensure they focused specifically on the virtual setting and met online education standards
- Greater focus needed on treating the virtual education offer as a standalone provision with its own particular set of standards
Safeguarding
Arrangements for keeping children safe are appropriate, with comprehensive safeguarding policy in place, all concerns clearly documented and actioned, high priority given to online safety lessons, and thorough safer recruitment practices implemented.
Five Rivers Virtual Education is an online provider serving pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, including those who have experienced trauma or have learning difficulties. The provider meets all minimum standards for online education and offers bespoke, one-to-one live lessons tailored to individual pupil needs.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Five Rivers Online School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Five Rivers Online School.
- Barracudas (Salisbury)760m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 50
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 11 serious and 37 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Salisbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Salisbury
Inspection History
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Five Rivers Online School
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Questions parents ask about Five Rivers Online School
What is the catchment area for Five Rivers Online School?
No fixed boundary. When Five Rivers Online School is oversubscribed, your local authority allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Five Rivers Online School?
Apply through your local authority's coordinated admissions process, naming Five Rivers Online School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Five Rivers Online School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Five Rivers Online School: Barracudas (Salisbury) (760m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Five Rivers Online School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 11 serious and 37 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
Where is Five Rivers Online School?
Five Rivers Online School is at 47 Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)