Ridgewell Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

ridgewell-church-of-england-primary-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

BraintreeConstituency

CO9 4SAPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ridgewell Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Essex, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 55 pupils. Ridgewell Church of England Primary School is part of The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 5 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
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 25%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

98%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 55
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jan 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.