Ridgeway Primary Academy

Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4TU

Local ranking107th of 289 primary schools in Staffordshire

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

0-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Ridgeway Primary School (URN 124214) since 1 June 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 77.0%
Writing (Expected): 77.0%
Maths (Expected): 78.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 73.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 415
Boys: 218 (53%)
Girls: 197 (47%)
Capacity: 420 (99% full)
SEND: 17.8%
FSM Eligible: 18.1%
EAL: 1.2%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.9%
SEN Support: 14.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 20.5
Budget per Pupil: £9,116/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 10.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

2024-25

White British: 92.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
White Other: 0.7%
Mixed Other: 0.7%
Asian Indian: 0.2%
Asian Bangladeshi: 0.2%
Black African: 0.2%

92.8%

White British

2.6%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

2.2%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01543227170

headteacher@ridgeway.staffs.sch.uk

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Grange Road

Burntwood, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 149128
UKPRN: 10090455
Establishment No.: 2418
Trust: PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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