The Ridgeway Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 5 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 109789
- Address
- Hillbrow, RG2 8JD
- Website
- www.theridgewayprimary.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 410 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 26.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 41.2%
Mixed 16.8%
African 10%
Other White 7.8%
Other 6.3%
Pakistani 5.9%
Indian 4.6%
Other Asian 2%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage-1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Ridgeway Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 9 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 35 16 19 |
| Year 1 | 53 29 24 |
| Year 2 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 3 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 4 | 54 24 30 |
| Year 5 | 73 37 36 |
| Year 6 | 57 28 29 |