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The Ridgeway Primary School

URN
109789
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Ridgeway Primary School
URN
109789
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

44 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

34

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

35

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
30 January 2025
Inspection date
7 January 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

34

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

99

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

34

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.91×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Reading
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Reading)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.theridgewayprimary.net/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Reading to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

72.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

61.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

69.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

54.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RG2 8JD - Hillbrow, Reading, Berkshire

Contact details

Address
Hillbrow, Reading, Berkshire
Postcode
RG2 8JD
Phone
1189375530
Website
www.theridgewayprimary.net/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Reading
Local authority code
870

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 120 schools in Reading.

Authority statistics

Total schools

120

Open schools

72

Closed schools

48

Primary schools

60

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 30 January 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 30 January 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    30 January 20257 January 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 30 January 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      30 January 2025
      Inspected
      7 January 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 33

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary60 (52.2%)
    • Secondary19 (16.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other36 (31.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Leighton Park School395 mNot applicableOpen
    Blagdon Nursery School550 mNurseryOpen
    Whiteknights Primary School631 mPrimaryClosed
    Whiteknights Primary School631 mPrimaryOpen
    Crosfields School657 mNot applicableOpen
    Thamesbridge College679 mSecondaryClosed
    Hartland High School792 mSecondaryOpen
    John Madejski Academy858 mSecondaryClosed
    Christ The King Catholic Primary School932 mPrimaryOpen
    Hillside Primary School934 mPrimaryOpen
    • Leighton Park School
      Distance
      395 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Blagdon Nursery School
      Distance
      550 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open
    • Whiteknights Primary School
      Distance
      631 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Whiteknights Primary School
      Distance
      631 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Reading)

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    • All Saints Junior School
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      Postcode
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    • Battle Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    Crosfields School
    Distance
    657 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Thamesbridge College
    Distance
    679 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hartland High School
    Distance
    792 m
    Phase
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    Status
    Open
  • John Madejski Academy
    Distance
    858 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Christ The King Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    932 m
    Phase
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    Status
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  • Hillside Primary School
    Distance
    934 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Battle Primary School
    Phase
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    Postcode
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    Status
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