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
EthnicityPercentage
African3.5%
Indian4.9%
Other White5.4%
Mixed20.7%
White British56.3%
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

AreaPercentage
School
72%
Local authority average
67%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
15%
Local authority average
13%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
110
Local authority average
107
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
106
England average
105
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