The Ridgeway Primary School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Earley and WoodleyConstituency

RG2 8JDPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Ridgeway Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Reading, South East.

It currently serves 362 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

12%

Black

10%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

362

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 362
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
25 Jun 2019	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.