The Ridgeway Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 7 2025 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
- 405 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 25.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
White British 42.2%
Mixed 17.9%
African 8.4%
Other White 7.7%
Other 6.7%
Pakistani 5.7%
Indian 4.2%
Chinese 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 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 55%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Ridgeway Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
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 | 23.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 24 25 |
| Year 1 | 39 18 21 |
| Year 2 | 51 30 21 |
| Year 3 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 4 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 5 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 6 | 77 38 39 |