Ridgewell Church of England Primary School | Primary in Halstead, Braintree | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Ridgewell Church of England Primary School · Primary · Essex

Part ofTHE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST

Finance£8930 spend / pupil£10719 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

77%

+52pp

77%51%25%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

15%

+7pp

15%11%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

54%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

15%

Maths expected standard

85%

Maths higher standard

46%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

85%

LA AVG 74.28%

SPAG higher standard

38%

LA AVG 28.9%

Reading scaled score

107.0

LA AVG 105.87

Maths scaled score

108.0

LA AVG 104.78

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

33%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Church Lane, Ridgewell, Halstead, CO9 4SA

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.ridgewell.essex.sch.uk

Telephone

01440785364

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	15%	85%	54%	77%	15%	85%	46%	85%	85%	107.0	108.0	107.0	—	—	—	33%	57
2023/24	25%	8%	50%	33%	33%	8%	50%	17%	50%	42%	103.0	102.0	100.0	—	—	—	23%	61
2022/23	54%	15%	85%	38%	54%	15%	92%	38%	77%	69%	107.0	107.0	103.0	+5.00	+0.60	+5.40	16%	61
2018/19	60%	7%	93%	47%	67%	13%	80%	33%	67%	80%	109.0	105.0	104.0	+2.90	-3.80	-1.40	12%	83
2017/18	53%	7%	80%	33%	67%	13%	60%	27%	73%	60%	106.0	102.0	101.0	+6.50	+2.50	+2.20	—	85
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	57	22.8	33%	0%	33%	6%	17%
2023/24	61	26.5	23%	0%	38%	8%	18%
2022/23	61	27.7	16%	0%	30%	7%	21%
2021/22	65	29.5	20%	0%	29%	8%	21%
2020/21	64	11.4	27%	0%	23%	—	—
2018/19	83	17.0	12%	0%	14%	4%	7%
2017/18	—	19.2	—	—	—	3%	8%