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EnglandSouth EastReadingRG2 8JDThe Ridgeway Primary School
Primary

The Ridgeway Primary School

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG2 8JD www.theridgewayprimary.net/

Pupils
405
cap. 536
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Ridgeway Primary School · Primary · Reading

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-1pp
55%49%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
8%
+5pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
104.0
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
405
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Hillbrow, Reading, RG2 8JD
Local authority
Reading
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
2024/2554%8%72%31%61%14%69%24%74%66%104.0103.0102.024%405
2023/2455%3%71%33%64%10%71%24%76%69%106.0105.0105.026%410
2022/2345%5%71%19%52%5%64%21%62%52%104.0102.0101.0-0.20-2.80-1.3024%426
2018/1954%4%58%15%65%8%65%27%77%62%100.0102.0102.0-4.00-2.20-2.8025%421
2017/1843%4%61%4%64%4%68%7%79%68%101.0101.0103.0-2.10-2.40-1.9026%394
2016/1727%3%43%3%47%3%50%7%70%53%99.099.0101.0-0.80-2.60-1.2015%382

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
2024/2540519.124%25%41%7%21%
2023/2441019.726%26%36%6%24%
2022/2342620.324%26%36%8%33%
2021/2245321.425%25%35%8%29%
2020/2145220.225%25%34%
2018/1942119.425%24%38%5%15%
2017/1839418.226%26%34%5%13%
2016/1738219.015%26%33%6%17%

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