Ridgeway Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Southcote Road
South Croydon
Surrey
CR2 0EQ
Phone 02086578063
Reference Number 130915

General Makeup

Number of pupils 649
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.31%
Girls: 50.69%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 32.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 44 46 90
2 46 44 90
3 43 44 87
4 41 43 84
5 44 43 87
6 41 41 82

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 50.2%
Indian 12%
White & Asian 6%
Mixed, Other 6%
White, Other 4.9%
Pakistani 3.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.1%
White & Black (African) 2.9%
Asian, Other 2.8%
African 2.2%
Caribbean 1.7%
Chinese 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-05-13
Date Description Report
2024-03-05 School inspection School inspection
2018-11-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-01-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-09-22 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 12% Unlock Unlock

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 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

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 -0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 51 6
Third Preference 56 4
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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