Embedding a 100% Mindset: Culture, Adaptive Practice and Pedagogy for High Attainment

Riverley Primary School, a beacon within the Griffin Schools Trust (GST), exemplifies how an unwavering commitment to Proud Traditions, Wide Horizons and High Achievement drives excellence in attainment, as evidenced by IDSR outcomes showing exceptional and sustained impact. 

As the top-performing school locally and in the top 1% nationally, we uphold a 100% mindset in which every pupil is expected to meet national standards and many exceed them. Across three years, 92% of pupils achieved the KS2 RWM expected standard, compared with 61% nationally, while disadvantaged pupils achieved 89%, outperforming national non-disadvantaged peers. 

Riverley is widely known for its bespoke approach to adaptive practice, enabling teaching to be precisely tailored so that all learners progress with confidence. This is strengthened by rigorous teaching and a dynamic, responsive pedagogy rooted in evidence. 

Our commitment to partnership working across the Trust ensures that our model is continually refined and shared, contributing to improvement beyond our own setting. Riverley regularly hosts educators from across the country who visit to learn from our approach. 

We are strongly positioned to contribute to the London RISE Open Education Fortnight by showcasing impactful, transferable practice that raises attainment at scale.

Target Audience

• Headteachers and senior leaders seeking proven strategies to raise attainment rapidly and sustainably across their school.

• Teaching and learning leaders aiming to embed high-impact, evidence-informed practice that drives pupils beyond national expectations.

• Curriculum and assessment leads looking for coherent, whole-school systems that secure consistently strong outcomes across all subjects.

• Middle leaders and teachers wanting to deepen their expertise in adaptive practice and precision teaching to accelerate progress for diverse learners.

• School improvement partners, trust leaders and advisors interested in observing a high-performing model that successfully narrow -and often reverses -attainment gaps.

 Purpose

• To demonstrate how Riverley’s bespoke adaptive practice secures exceptional attainment for all learners.

• To share evidence-informed teaching approaches that enable pupils to meet and exceed national expectations.

• To showcase the systems and professional culture that underpin Riverley’s top 1% national performance.

• To equip visiting schools with practical, transferable strategies that raise standards and close attainment gaps.

• To illustrate how precision teaching and responsive practice accelerate progress for diverse cohorts.