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EnglandNorth EastSouth TynesideNE34 8ABRidgeway Primary Academy
Primary

Ridgeway Primary Academy

Primary

South Tyneside · South Shields · NE34 8AB www.rpa.tynecoast.academy

Pupils
461
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ridgeway Primary Academy · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
51%
+1pp
55%45%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
461
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
39%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB
Local authority
South Tyneside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%2%64%12%69%2%66%14%83%68%102.0103.0102.039%461
2023/2450%0%56%15%73%6%60%12%88%58%101.0101.0102.022%459
2022/2352%0%67%19%62%2%65%8%77%69%102.0101.0103.0-2.20-2.50-2.9029%448
2018/1935%3%44%6%74%9%59%9%76%47%98.099.0100.0-5.50-0.70-4.2023%387
2017/1855%3%71%13%89%13%71%13%74%61%102.0101.0101.0-0.60+3.50-0.4029%330
2016/1776%5%76%24%90%10%95%14%86%43%104.0105.0101.0+0.80+1.70+1.9032%270

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546119.239%4%50%7%19%
2023/2445921.022%5%53%8%27%
2022/2344820.429%7%56%8%24%
2021/2245021.526%7%62%7%22%
2020/2144625.832%3%55%
2018/1938720.323%2%58%5%12%
2017/1833019.429%2%61%5%12%
2016/1727016.632%4%62%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.