Ridgeway Primary Academy
Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB
Local ranking35th of 45 primary schools in South Tyneside
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
472
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 51.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 2.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 66.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 68.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 103.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 59
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 461
- Boys
- 250 (54%)
- Girls
- 211 (46%)
- Capacity
- 472 (98% full)
- SEND
- 39.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 49.6%
- EAL
- 4.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 36.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,936/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.5%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- White Other: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.2%
94.2%
White British
1.1%
Mixed Other
0.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139124
- UKPRN
- 10039906
- Establishment No.
- 2003
- Trust
- TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST