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EnglandLondonCroydonCR2 0EQRidgeway Primary School
Primary

Ridgeway Primary School

Primary

Croydon · South Croydon · CR2 0EQ www.ridgewayprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
642
cap. 708
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
642
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
642
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ridgeway Primary School · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
-9pp
83%75%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
9%
-9pp
23%16%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
642
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Southcote Road, South Croydon, CR2 0EQ
Local authority
Croydon
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
2024/2570%9%85%43%73%12%77%38%90%84%108.0107.0109.016%642
2023/2479%18%93%43%81%18%88%43%93%91%109.0108.0111.016%649
2022/2372%12%89%33%85%14%84%28%94%87%107.0106.0107.0-0.20-0.10-0.4014%654
2018/1983%18%87%48%87%21%89%49%84%93%109.0108.0111.0+3.00+0.00+2.1012%675
2017/1867%23%82%42%78%27%80%40%91%90%107.0106.0110.0-0.30-1.80-0.7013%668
2016/1752%13%83%37%59%18%72%33%83%84%107.0105.0108.0+0.30-5.10-1.4010%677

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
2024/2564221.616%30%5%5%9%
2023/2464924.216%32%5%4%10%
2022/2365423.114%36%6%5%9%
2021/2266424.916%36%7%5%11%
2020/2166224.613%35%6%
2018/1967524.012%33%7%3%4%
2017/1866824.913%34%7%4%4%
2016/1767726.410%28%7%3%5%

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