Ridgeway Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 0 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 149128
- Address
- Grange Road, Chasetown, WS7 4TU
- Website
- www.ridgeway.staffs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 415 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 92.8%
Mixed 5.6%
Other White 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Ridgeway Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 3 | 59 38 21 |
| Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 5 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |