Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 6 2024 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
134780
Address
Northumberland Avenue, DA16 2QE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
371 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
22.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.7%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.3%
Mixed 20.7%
Other White 5.4%
Indian 4.9%
African 3.5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Other 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 21%
Local authority average 13%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
23
14
9
Reception, Full-time
32
15
17
Year 1
39
19
20
Year 2
47
30
17
Year 3
49
18
31
Year 4
58
29
29
Year 5
63
29
34
Year 6
60
31
29
Year 2024-2025