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Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School

Northumberland Avenue, Welling, DA16 2QE

Local ranking19th of 60 primary schools in Bexley
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

412

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School (URN 152653). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
72.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
15.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
92.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
78.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
83.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
371
Boys
185 (50%)
Girls
186 (50%)
Capacity
412 (90% full)
SEND
10.5%
FSM Eligible
8.1%
EAL
22.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
7.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.9
Budget per Pupil
£7,051/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.5%
  • Mixed Other: 13.0%
  • White Other: 5.4%
  • Asian Indian: 4.9%
  • Black African: 3.5%
  • Asian Other: 3.2%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%

56.5%

White British

13.0%

Mixed Other

5.4%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
134780
UKPRN
10079171
Establishment No.
3510

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