Springhill Primary AcademyRidgeway Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Burntwood.

Summary of the comparison

Springhill Primary Academy and Ridgeway Primary Academy are primary schools in Burntwood.

  • Springhill Primary Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ridgeway Primary Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Springhill Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Springhill Primary Academy was judged Good and Ridgeway Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 45.0% for Springhill Primary Academy and 67.0% for Ridgeway Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Springhill Primary Academy (55.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ridgeway Primary Academy (61.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Springhill Primary Academy versus Ridgeway Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BurntwoodSpringhill Primary AcademyBurntwoodRidgeway Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking90th of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure107th of 289 in Staffordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 0-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll179 415
Capacity210 420
LocationBurntwood, WS7 4UN Burntwood, WS7 4TU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census179 415
Free school meals (ever 6)41.8% 18.1%
English as an additional language7.8% 1.2%
SEN support15.1% 14.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.5% 10.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Springhill Primary Academy

Ridgeway Primary Academy

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