Ridgeway Primary Academy

State-Funded School

ridgeway-primary-academy-south-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

South ShieldsConstituency

NE34 8ABPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ridgeway Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in South Tyneside, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 452 pupils. Ridgeway Primary Academy is part of TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 8 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

452

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 452
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.