The Ridge Primary School

State-Funded School

the-ridge-primary-school-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

StourbridgeConstituency

DY8 3NFPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Ridge Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 236 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

236

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 236
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

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 4 October 2023. 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
25 Mar 2014	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.