Ridgeway Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Main Road
Ridgeway
Sheffield
Derbyshire
S12 3XR
Phone 01142486249
Reference Number 112546

Ridgeway Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard since its last inspection. Both students and parents have expressed positive sentiments about the engaging teaching staff and the supportive atmosphere. The school's commitment to safeguarding and promoting a variety of extracurricular activities contributes significantly to students' personal development and enjoyment of their education. The school successfully fosters an inclusive environment, especially for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), showing a strong sense of community involvement. However, some curriculum leaders are new and lack the necessary experience to fully support teachers, which needs to be addressed to enhance effective teaching across all subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 173
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.4%
Girls: 52.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 6 17
2 11 19 30
3 10 13 23
4 13 12 25
5 14 10 24
6 8 16 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.5%
Unclassified 5.2%
White, Other 2.9%
White & Asian 2.3%
White & Black (African) 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 10 May 2022
Date Report
10 May 2022 School inspection:
06 Jul 2021 School inspection
07 Jun 2016 Short inspection
28 Mar 2014 Interim assessment
05 Jul 2011 Full inspection:
03 Nov 2008 Curriculum and development visit
08 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
16 Oct 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Teachers create engaging and effective learning environments.
  • Pupils feel safe and supported within the school.
  • The curriculum prioritizes reading and mathematics effectively.
  • There is a strong community involvement and positive student engagement.
  • The school promotes personal development and well-being successfully.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some curriculum leaders are inexperienced and require further training.
  • Not all subject leaders have checked the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 17%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1
Writing 1.1
Maths 1.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 30 6
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 57 22

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